How To Make Pasta Al Pomodoro - Cara Di Falco - Cara's Cucina

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

Avocado oil is healthier while canola is more budget-friendly.

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.

Add 1 small chopped onion to the skillet and sauté until softened.

Add 4 smashed cloves of garlic to the skillet and sauté until fragrant.

Pour in 1 can of crushed tomatoes and let the mixture come to a simmer, cooking for about 10 minutes.

While the sauce simmers, bring a pot of water to a rolling boil for the pasta.

Add bucatini pasta to the boiling water and cook for about 8 minutes.

Remove the large pieces of garlic from the sauce after 10 minutes of simmering.

Add fresh chopped basil, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper to the sauce and mix well.

Drain the pasta, reserving some pasta water, and add the drained pasta to the sauce.

Add a bit of butter and some reserved pasta water to the skillet to create a silky sauce, mixing well to combine everything.

Serve the pasta with an extra sprinkle of parmesan cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, and more fresh basil.

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