One-Pot Spaghetti with Fresh Tomato Sauce

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This one-pot meal is perfect for the beginner cook: Everything but the cheese goes into one skillet, and it all magically comes together. The tomato paste is here for a little flavor insurance, just in case your tomatoes aren't at their best. Feel free to add an extra tablespoon when they're out of season.

by Food Network Kitchen·published 2015-09-29

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Main Dish

Servings

4 servings

Total time

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Calories / serving

497 kcal

Ingredients (9)

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12 ounces spaghetti, broken in halfspaghetti
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilolive-oil
1 tablespoon tomato pastetomato-paste
4 cloves garlic, thinly slicedgarlic
2 medium tomatoes, roughly choppedtomato
Handful fresh basil leaves, plus more for garnish
Large pinch crushed red pepperpepper
Kosher saltsalt
1/2 cup grated Parmesan, plus more for servingparmesan

Instructions (2 steps)

01Put the spaghetti, oil, tomato paste, garlic, tomatoes, basil, crushed red pepper and 1 teaspoon salt in a high-sided medium skillet. Add 5 cups water, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to cook, stirring the spaghetti frequently to keep it from clumping, until it is al dente and the sauce has reduced and thickened, 6 to 8 minutes.
02Stir in the Parmesan (the sauce will thicken more), and season with salt if needed. Divide the spaghetti among 4 bowls, and garnish with more Parmesan and torn basil leaves.

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