EP14 - Perfect Italian pasta recipe - SPAGHETTI with TOMATO SAUCE and BURRATA

burrata cheese

🥗Healthier: fresh mozzarella

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Fresh mozzarella is lower in fat, while ricotta is often more affordable.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories, while grana padano is a cost-effective cheese option.

Chop garlic and chili.

Heat a touch of extra virgin olive oil in a skillet.

Add chopped garlic and chili to the skillet and cook briefly.

Add cherry tomatoes to the skillet and cook until caramelized.

Add 1 tablespoon of double concentrated tomato paste to the skillet and cook briefly to extract flavor.

Add salt to the pasta water before boiling.

Boil spaghetti in salted water for 8 minutes.

Reserve some pasta water before draining spaghetti.

Finish cooking spaghetti in the skillet with the sauce for 4 minutes, adding reserved pasta water as needed.

Chop fresh parsley and add it to the skillet.

Turn off the heat and add burrata cheese to the pasta.

Add grated parmesan cheese to the pasta and mix gently.

Garnish with fresh basil before serving.

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