Tomato basil Pasta

Tomato basil Pasta

Pasta drives me and my family crazy. Last Saturday I picked basil leaves and tomatoes to give pasta a different flavor. Wow....does this flavor give you same expression, do try and share....

preparation Time : 25 Min

Cooking Time : 10 Min

Ingredients :

For Pasta :

• 1 Cup boiled bow pasta
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 Tablespoon tomato and basil sauce
• 1/2 Tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 Tablespoon chopped tomatoes
• 1 Teaspoon mixed herbs
• Few olives and jalapeño pepper (for garnishing)
• Few fresh basil leaves
• 1 Teaspoon vineger 

For Tomato and Basil Sauce :

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
• 2 Tablespoon chopped onions
• 4 Blanched, peeled and chopped tomatoes
• 1 Teaspoon mixed herbs
• 1 Teaspoon chilly flakes
• Few chopped olives
• Few chopped jalapeño peppers
• Few basil leaves 
• 2 Tablespoon tomato sauce 
• 1 Teaspoon sugar
• Salt according to taste

Procedure :

• Boil pasta along with few drops of oil and salt and keep aside

For Tomato and Basil Sause

• Take 4 medium size tomatoes blanch them in hot water, remove the skin, chop them and keep it aside

• Now in a pan take olive oil add chopped garlic sauce and add chopped onions to it and cook for 2 to 3 minutes

• Now add blanched and chopped tomatoes cook it for 2 -3 minutes

• Add mixed herbs, chilly flakes, chopped olives, jalapeño peppers, salt and basil leaves and cook for 2 minutes

• Now add tomato sauce to this cook it for 2 minutes and add sugar to this 

• Tomato basil sauce is ready keep it aside

For Pasta :

• Take pan add olive oil and butter (if you will cook only butter it will burn, by adding a bit of oil to butter burning of butter is avoided

• Add chopped garlic and cook it

• Now add 2 tablespoon of sauce, cook it for 2 minutes then add chopped tomatoes and mixed herbs 

• Add cooked pasta to this mix it well with sauce, add some basil leaves

• Pasta is ready serve it hot with some olives, jalapeño and vinegar 

Tips : You can change the quantity of garlic and spices according to your taste 

Tagliatelle (Ribbon) Pasta in Red Sauce

Tagliatelle (Ribbon) Pasta in Red Sauce 

A very light pasta slightly saute with garlic and oregano. Topped with Tomato and capsicum sauce with a garlic and oregano flavor.

Preparation : 10 Min

Cooking Time : 15 Min


Ingredients :

• 200 gm Tagliatelle Pasta (Ribbon Pasta)
• 2 Tablespoon Olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1/2 Teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 Teaspoon Pepper Powder
• Salt according to taste

For Red Sauce :

• 6 Tomatoes nicely Blanched
• 2 Table spoon olive oil
• 1 Teaspoon Garlic Paste
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
• 1 capsicum chopped nicely 
• 1/2 Teaspoon chilly powder
• 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano 
• 1/2 Teaspoon sugar
• Salt According to taste 

Procedure :

• First boil water along with half tablespoon olive oil and salt. Add the Tagliatelle and boil till it is cooked but make sure it is not over cooked
• Put it in a pasta strainer and pour cold water on it
• Now take a pan add remaining olive oil, add garlic paste, saute it then add salt, pepper,chilly flakes, oregano and pasta. Cook this for a minute or two
• Arrange it in a bowl 

• For Sauce
• First chop the blanched tomatoes.
• Now heat the olive oil and garlic paste, saute it for a minute. Add chilly powder, oregano and cook for a minute. Now add chopped onions, saute it and add chopped tomatoes, capsicum, salt and sugar. Cook it on high flame for 6 to 7 minutes till the mixture comes into sauce consistency 

• Sauce is ready pour it over the arranged Tagliatelle Pasta garnish it with oregano seasoning and serve it with toast garlic bread