One Pot Pasta | Cooking Italian with Joe

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be more nutritious, while crushed tomatoes are often cheaper.

Heat 1/3 cup of extra-virgin olive oil and 2 tablespoons of butter in a pot.

Add sliced medium onion and sauté until tender.

Add 4 cloves of rough-cut garlic and sauté until fragrant.

Stir in 1/4 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon rosemary and cook for 30-40 seconds.

Add diced tomatoes and cook for about 1 minute to heat them up.

Season with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of sea salt and 1/2 teaspoon of freshly ground pepper, then stir.

Part the tomatoes and add 1 pound of pasta to the pot.

Pour in 3 cups of vegetable stock and gently push the pasta down into the liquid.

Add rough-cut basil leaves and stir to separate the pasta as it cooks.

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