Robust Chunky Tomato Pasta

Name: Robust Chunky Tomato Pasta
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 cups tomato passata; 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 4 rolls dried pappardelle pasta; dried oregano; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; ½ cup grated Parmesan; salt and pepper; 10 rosa tomatoes, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Reuben at Home

By Reuben Riffel

Published 2016

About

This dish is the reason you should always keep a supply of good-quality passata (tomato purée) in your pantry. The secret to this simple but deliciously filling pasta is the butter I add at the end. It gives a lovely richness to the sauce. Don’t be afraid of butter.

Ingredients

¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 cup

Main course
Pasta
Vegetarian

Method

Gently heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the garlic and allow it to slowly infuse the oil.
Add the passata and chopped tomatoes and cook on medium-low heat until the sauce starts to thicken and bubble.
Add salt, pepper and 2 pinches of oregano.
Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until ‘al dente’, then drain (do not rinse).
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