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Quick and Easy Italian Pasta

Italian Pasta

PINTEREST Friendly Recipe “Quick and Easy Italian Pasta” is a great dinner option. I used prepared spaghetti sauce and spiced it up with lots of fresh basil, garlic, sweet onions and some fire roasted diced tomatoes.

Quick and Easy Italian Pasta
Serves 8
I love pasta. I especially appreciate imported fine Italian Pasta. Every now and then I find some great pasta at my local deli. When I find it, I buy several different varieties and stock up the pantry. I like having it on hand. It seems that when I am busy or tired from a long day's work, a pasta dinner is easy and satisfying. My husband loves meat, but in this recipeI did not use meat. Instead, I spiced it up some prepared sauce with fresh basil from my garden. I used lots of it and it was delicious. I also use crushed red pepper flakes. They give any sauce a little zing! My children love pasta night. I could easily make pasta once a week, but as I am getting older, I try not to make it so often. Eating pasta late at night only adds to my waistline. Sad but true. With every decade . . . it becomes more of an issue. I walk daily. Most days 3-6 miles. When I turned fifty last year I made a goal to get back into shape. It is a constant effort to stay on top of my fitness goals. I even started running again. It has been a slow start. My body seems to hurt all over from the pounding of the pavement. A friend of mine gave me a great book to inspire me. I will keep you posted as I progress. So for now, pasta is only on the family menu once every couple of weeks. Please let me know what you think of this recipe. And as always I love, love hearing from you. Remember to follow me on Facebook and Pinterest as I share my delicious recipe ideas. Until next week . . . Bon Appetit, Cecelia
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Ingredients
  1. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  2. 1 cup sweet onion, chopped finely
  3. 2 garlic cloves, minced
  4. 1 cup red wine
  5. 1 (12 ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
  6. 1 (25 ounce) pasta sauce
  7. 1 tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  8. 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes)
  9. Salt and pepper to taste
  10. 1 cup basil, roughly chopped
Garnish
  1. Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
  1. In deep pot sauté olive oil, onion, and garlic over medium heat. Cook until the onion is translucent 2-3 minutes. Add wine, tomatoes and pasta sauce. Season with Italian seasoning, red chile flakes, salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. This allows the wine to cook off. Add chopped basil and mix well. Meantime cook pasta according to package directions. Save 1/2 cup of pasta water to add to serving dish. Toss pasta and sauce with pasta water. Garnish with fresh basil and parmesan cheese.
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Quick and Easy Italian Pasta with Fresh Basil
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You will love this recipe for

“You will love this recipe for “Quick and Easy Italian Pasta.” It makes a convenient and fast dinner, when you don’t have a lot of time.

Fresh Basil from my garden.

The secret to great food is fresh herbs. I think that when using fresh herbs, and things like fresh garlic, and red chile flakes, the food tastes better. It gives a simple tomato sauce that extra zing! This basil was picked fresh from my garden. I chopped it up and added it to the sauce right before serving. It is also great uncooked used as a garnish over the pasta.

Fresh basil grown in clay pots in my garden.

Fresh basil grown in clay pots in my garden. No need for fancy, this is an oversize clay pot. I grow most of my herb in giant pots. It is easy to prevent pesty bugs when they are in pots.

Bon Appetit, Cecelia

Bon Appetit, Cecelia

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