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Easy Summer Pasta (use up those garden veggies)
This summer pasta with basil and cherry tomatoes is bursting with fresh-from-the-garden flavor! It's a quick and easy dinner that's light, but still satisfying. Recipe includes a how-to video!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 422 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 8 oz linguine pasta or preferred noodle pasta, uncooked
- ¼ ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1 cup finely chopped onion sweet, yellow, or white onion, I like sweet (about ½ large onion)
- 6 6 large cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 24 24 oz cherry tomatoes about 6 cups
- ½ ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ ½ teaspoon table salt plus additional for cooking pasta and to taste/as needed
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ ¼ heaping teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 1 oz fresh basil leaves shredded or cut into ribbons (about ⅓ cup)
- ⅓ ⅓ cup freshly grated or shredded parmesan cheese plus more for topping
Instructions
- Cook pasta in well-salted water according to package instructions. Before draining, reserve ½ cup of pasta water and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat until shimmering.
- Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, then add garlic and cook about 30-60 seconds longer, until fragrant.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, thyme, and red pepper and cook, stirring frequently until tomatoes soften and burst. Once tomatoes are soft enough you can use a wooden spoon or spatula to squish them as you stir.
- Add basil and stir.
- Add warm cooked, drained linguine and stir well. Add splashes of pasta water as needed to make a thin sauce, you basically want to ensure the pasta is not dry and the noodles are coated with a thin layer of the sauce. I typically need to add about ¼ cup of the pasta water.
- Remove from heat, add parmesan and stir well. Taste-test and add additional salt or pepper as needed, then serve warm topped with additional parmesan as desired with a side salad or side of crusty bread.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
422kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
56g
(19%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
7mg
(2%)
Sodium
464mg
(19%)
Potassium
615mg
(18%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1319IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
44mg
(49%)
Calcium
137mg
(14%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 422
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 422kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 56g | 19% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 464mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 615mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1319IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 44mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 137mg | 14% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.