Fresh Basil and Tomato Pasta - #SundaySupper Dishes in Five Ingredients or Less

This weeks #SundaySupper is such a great concept - 5 ingredients or less. As soon as I heard the theme, I knew what I had to make: Fresh Basil & Tomato Pasta

In April, 2010, People Magazine featured a recipe from a NYC restaurant with Jay Z and Beyonce's favorite pasta recipe. At the time, I was living in Daytona Beach and had weekly girls nights on Wednesdays. We sometimes went out, but mostly we made dinner, watched TV and drank a lot of wine. Boy do I miss those Wednesdays! I cannot recall the name of the Chef or the restaurant, but the recipe featured has been my go to pasta recipe for over 2 years now. Gabe, who is not a fan of spaghetti, LOVES this recipe. One tip, make sure you use fresh pasta. If you cannot make it at home, you can cheat like I do with Buitoni Cut Pasta. Also, do not use canned tomatoes.It's an easy out, and using fresh tomatoes is easy. Here's how:

PEELING & SEEDING DICING (why did that title just make me think of Christian Grey?)
Start off with peeling and seeding your plum tomatoes. Prepare a bowl of ice water and set it aside. Place a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil. While your water is boiling, make a shallow X on the bottom of the tomatoes. Once your water comes to a boil, drop 5-6 in and watch for the skin to start peeling (around 1 min). Put the tomatoes into the ice bath for 5 minutes, and repeat with the remaining tomatoes.Peel away!
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Do you see the light yellowish line on the tomato in the bottom right photo? That is where you need to make your first slice. Then cut into fourths. This makes the perfect cut, easier seeding and perfect dicing. Get rid of the inner chamber and seeds. Now dice your tomatoes! The hardest part of this recipe is over! Pour yourself a glass of wine and carry on.

I must add - this is the ONLY recipe that I have not recreated into my own. I do not add anything extra, I leave it just the way it is: Perfection.

5 INGREDIENTS: Spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce and basil

1. 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2. 16oz peeled, halved and seeded
3. 1/2 cup freshly grated parmiagiano-reggiano
4. 6-8 fresh basil leaves, sliced thinly
5. 1 lb spaghetti
6. (Seasonings don't count as an ingredient) Pinch of crushed red pepper Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

DIRECTIONS
In a wide pan, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and red pepper flakes and season lightly with salt and pepper. Let cook for a few minutes until tomatoes start to soften. Using a potato masher, smash the tomatoes finely. Cook 20-25 minutes until sauce is thickened. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti until just shy of al dente. Drain pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Add pasta to sauce and cook over medium-high heat, gently tossing the pasta and the sauce together with a couple of wooden spoons until pasta is just tender. If the sauce seems a little thick, add some of the reserved pasta water. Take pan off heat and toss in basil and cheese. Serve immediately. Serves 4
Source(s): People Magazine

Join us, September 30th, 2012 as we share our delicious, mouth-watering recipes! Here’s a sneak peak at what everyone is bringing to our #SundaySupper table. Be sure to stay after dinner at 7pm EST as we share our recipes during our #SundaySupper live chat!

Breakfast, Starters, Butters and Jams:

• Pa Jun or Korean Scallion Pancakes – Kimchi Mom
• Homemade Instant Oatmeal – Home Cooking Memories
• GlutenFree Apricot Bacon Onion and Cheese Spread or Dip – Cooking Underwriter
• Caprese Bites – My Catholic Kitchen
• So Simple Pizza Puffs – Hip Foodie Mom
• Toast Topper #11: Allspice Peach Butter – What Smells So Good?
• Strawberry Balsamic Jam – The Messy Baker Blog

Main Dishes:

• Fresh Basil and Tomato Pasta – I Run For Wine
• Gulasch – Galactosemia in PDX
• Spaghetti with Kale and Sausage – Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Appley Kielbasa – The Meltaways
• Shrimp Stuffed Potatoes – Juanita’s Cocina
• Hawaiian Chicken Sandwiches – Supper for a Steal
• Sun Dried Tomato and Sausage Pasta – Small Wallet Big Appetite
• Pork Loin with Port Shallot Sauce – Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Chipotle Honey Lime Pork Tenderloin – Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Crockpot Chicken Tacos – The Hand That Rocks The Ladle
• Roasted Shrimp With Chili-Lime Sauce – Magnolia Days
• Peanut Butter Noodles – In the Kitchen with Audrey
• Soy, Orange Juice and Red Wine Marinated Flank – That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Beef Tenderloin with Stilton Pecan Butter – Noshing With The Nolands
• Herbed Butter Pork Chops – Brie’s Bites
• Creamy Ham Linguine – The Daily Dish Recipes
• Pesto, Tomato & Feta Pizza – Momma’s Meals
• Quick Black Bean Burritos – Diabetic Foodie
• Lumachine with Fresh Parmesan and Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce – Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Stuffed Shells – Cravings of a Lunatic
• Potato Kugel – From Fast Food to Fresh Food
• Garlic Butter Fried Rice – My Trials in the Kitchen
• Goat Cheese Alfredo – Family Foodie
• Roasted Moroccan Rack of Lamb – Maroc Mama
• Sweet and Nutty Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes – Mama.Mommy.Mom.
• Baked Sweet Potato with Maple-Jalapeno – Comfy Cuisine
• Freezable Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches – Big Bear’s Wife
• Grilled Polenta Cakes – Lovely Pantry

Desserts:

• Nutella Ice Cream – Shockingly Delicious
• Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Mint M&M’s – The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
• Grilled Mango Parfait with Greek Yogurt & Silvered Almonds – Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Honey Macaroons – Pippis In the Kitchen Again
• Strawberry Frozen Yogurt – Damn Delicious
• Homemade Caramel Sauce – Chocolate Moosey
• Easy Chocolate Chilli Fudge – Soni’s Food for Thought
• White-Chocolate Raspberry Puff Pastry Doughnuts – The Weekend Gourmet
• Easy No Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars – In The Kitchen With KP
• Broccoli and Feta Frittata – Kwistin’s Favorites
• Chocolate-Caramel Ice Cream – Basic N Delicious
• Pumpkin and Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake – Baker Street
• Peanut Butter Cup Popcorn – Mom’s Test Kitchen

Beverages:

• Five Most Food Friendly Wines – ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

Please be sure you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper  live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite 5 Ingredient Recipes! All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag, or you can follow us through TweetChat!  We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers!