Quick homemade pasta sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
f you have a lot of basil, you should definitely make pesto but for a few leftover leaves this is just the thing!
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- fresh basil at least 6 up to 12 leaves
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 box about 10 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 c white wine
- 1/2 vegetable bouillon block
- to serve: 10 oz fresh pasta of any type such as ravioli
Instructions
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Set water for pasta to boil.
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Slice cherry tomatoes in half. Tear basil leaves into a few pieces.
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Heat olive oil in small saucepan over medium heat.
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Add onion to oil in pan and cook 3 minutes until onion is soft but not brown.
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Press garlic into pan and continue to cook 30 seconds.
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Add wine to pan followed by bouillon block and cherry tomatoes.
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Turn heat to medium-low and cook 15 minutes without covering.
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Check the cooking time for the pasta and add to boiling water so that the pasta will finish just after the cherry tomatoes.
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Add the basil leaves to the cherry tomatoes for the last 30 seconds of cooking time.
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Toss sauce with pasta and serve.