One-Pot Tomato Basil Pasta - Food Easy Recipe

The best part? Once you’ve mastered this version, you can customize the recipe to your heart’s content.

Ingredients: 

4 cups vegetable broth

1 pound spaghetti

2 cups halved cherry tomatoes

1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, minced

5 fresh basil leaves

½ teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Procedure: 

1. In a large Dutch oven or soup pot with a tight-fitting lid, combine the vegetable broth, spaghetti, tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil and crushed red-pepper flakes. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, then cover and reduce the heat to medium.

2. Cook, stirring frequently, until all the liquid has been absorbed and the pasta is fully cooked, 13 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Serve topped with Parmesan cheese.

Pasta Limone - Food Easy Recipe

Looking for proof that dinner doesn’t have to require a trip to the store or an overflowing pantry? Look no further. This one-pot, 15-minute pasta limone is like dinner in your back pocket: You likely have most of the ingredients in your kitchen already, and it comes together in practically no time . Best of all, it’s completely hands-off, because all you do is throw all the ingredients into a pot and boil them.

Ingredients: 

12 ounces spaghetti, linguine or bucatini

2 leeks, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Zest and juice of 1 lemon, plus more lemon zest for serving

3 sprigs basil, plus more for serving

1 teaspoon kosher salt

¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more for serving

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Procedure: 

1. Combine the pasta, 4½ cups water, leeks, garlic, lemon zest, basil, salt and pepper in a large skillet with 2-inch sides.

2. Bring the water to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the water is nearly gone and the pasta is fully cooked, 8 to 10 minutes.

3. Add the lemon juice and Parmesan, and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with basil leaves and lemon zest.