5-ingredient creamy tomato and basil pasta
"This simple number, using a generous amount of tomato paste as a base, is inspired by Bon Appetit’s Basically recipe for rigatoni with easy vodka sauce. You could also use heavy cream or mascarpone, but I like the tanginess of crème fraîche here, and would highly recommend seeking out bucatini, as it’s THE pasta for slurping up all that creamy sauce."
Difficulty
Easy 👌Preparation
Baking
Resting
Ingredients
Utensils
cutting board, knife, frying pan, cooking spoon, pot, whisk
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Nutrition per serving
Step 1/4
- 1 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- basil (for serving)
- cutting board
- knife
Finely chop red onion. Crush garlic cloves with the back of a knife. Pluck basil leaves.
Step 2/4
- 100 g tomato paste
- olive oil
- frying pan
- cooking spoon
Heat a generous amount of olive oil in a pan over medium low. Add onion and crushed garlic cloves and sauté until the onions are soft and translucent. Add tomato paste and sauté on low for approx. 10 min.
Step 3/4
- 200 g linguine
- pot
In the meantime, cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain, reserving about a cup (150 grams) of pasta water.
Step 4/4
- 100 g crème fraîche
- salt
- pepper
- grated Parmesan cheese (for serving)
- whisk
Whisk together the crème fraîche with half a cup of pasta water to loosen it up. Add to the frying pan over low heat and stir together, adding extra pasta water if needed until the sauce has a glossy consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Before serving, add a handful of grated Parmesan to the sauce, then combine with the pasta and serve with plenty of basil leaves and more grated Parmesan on top. Enjoy!
Enjoy your meal!
