One Pan Pasta Meal

   

One pan, pot, skillet, or slow-cooker is all you need to prepare this no-fuss family dinner. It comes from Martha Stewart and it actually works. I am all for quick, easy, no kitchen clean-up dinners.
Discovered by the Martha Stewart team in a tiny restaurant in the Puglia region of Italy, where the chef placed dried pasta in a skillet with water, tomatoes, onion, garlic, herbs, and a glug of extra-virgin olive oil, and then cooked everything together. Once the water has boiled away, you are left with perfectly al dente pasta in a creamy sauce that coats every strand.

Ingredients :

12 ounces linguine
12 ounces cherry or grape tomatoes, halved or quartered if large
1 onion, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
2 sprigs basil, plus torn leaves for garnish
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
4 1/2 cups water
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

*This is a basic dish so feel free to add a few extra herbs or ingredients

Directions :

Combine pasta, tomatoes, onion, garlic, red-pepper flakes, basil, oil, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and water in a large straight-sided skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat.


Boil mixture, stirring and turning pasta frequently with tongs, until pasta is al dente and water has nearly evaporated, about 9 minutes


Season to taste with salt and pepper, divide among 4 bowls, and garnish with basil. Serve with oil and Parmesan.


Mangia! Mangia!