One Pot Creamy Tomato Basil Pasta
No straining, no mess, just throw it all in one pot, bring it to a boil and boom. Dinner.
Times are tough with seemingly no reprieve in sight. Gas prices are climbing 30 cents a day, grocery prices are moving in the wrong direction and it feels like everything is stacked against us.
Well, I’ll be damned if I let the current economic state dictate my life. Sure, concessions must be made, tough choices, but it is my job and my mission to continue to deliver easy and cost-effective recipes to you all so that at least your shit tastes good as we find the cheapest options around.
That’s exactly what this recipe is. It’s easy, it’s quick and it’s so affordable that you may end up adding it to your weekly rotation.
You literally just throw it all in one pot and boil it. That’s it. Give it a few stirs here and there, add some parm, and bang, you have a delicious dinner for the whole family.
The crazy thing is the sauce. Just by boiling all this shit together, the end result is a luscious, creamy and cheesy sauce that coats each noodle, making every bite hit harder than the last. The basil gives it a lighter note to cut through the richness and the tomatoes combine with the cream to make a blush sauce to die for.
The one thing I can promise you in these uncertain times is that I will not stop. I will continue to provide you with these recipes to help you save your hard-earned money. I will continue to provide a community you can come to for a reprieve, a laugh or just some support from other people just like you.
We got this. We are the 99% and we can get through anything. So throw all your shit in a pot and let’s make some damn pasta.
Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients:
12 oz (3/4 of a box) rigatoni or penne
12-16 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cups chicken broth (or water + bouillon)
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 small shallot (or 1/2 onion), finely sliced
2–3 cloves garlic, minced }
1/2 cup grated parmesan
Olive oil
Salt, pepper
Red pepper flakes (optional)
Fresh basil (or dried)
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