Quick & Easy Cherry Tomato Basil Pasta 🍝 | Perfect 15-Minute Vegan Recipe 🌿

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often cheaper and has a neutral flavor.

Boil water in a large pot and add salt.

Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente.

While pasta cooks, heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add smashed garlic to the skillet and sauté until fragrant.

Add halved cherry tomatoes to the skillet and cook until softened, pressing some of them to release juices.

Season the tomatoes with salt and black pepper to taste.

Once pasta is cooked, reserve some pasta water and drain the rest.

Add the drained pasta to the skillet with tomatoes and garlic.

Toss to combine, adding reserved pasta water as needed to create a sauce.

Stir in fresh basil and mix until well combined.

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