Simple delicious pasta - Spaghetti Napolitana

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 a healthier option when in season.

Bring a large pan of water to a boil.

Finely chop 2 cloves of garlic and set aside.

Chop 6-7 cherry tomatoes into quarters.

Heat a skillet on low heat and add oil from sun-dried tomatoes.

Add chopped garlic and cherry tomatoes to the skillet; stir and let them fry.

Roughly chop sun-dried tomatoes and add to the skillet.

Pour in 1/2 quart of passata into the skillet and stir.

Add a big pinch of salt and fresh black pepper to the sauce; increase heat to thicken the sauce.

Once the water is boiling, add dried spaghetti, using a fork to submerge it completely.

Allow the sauce to bubble and thicken while the spaghetti cooks until al dente.

Drain the spaghetti and add it to the sauce in the skillet; toss to coat the spaghetti with the sauce.

Serve the spaghetti in a dish, adding sun-dried tomatoes from the pan as desired.

Chop fresh parsley and sprinkle over the spaghetti before serving.

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