I love sun-dried tomatoes. Once I had a large glass jar of them packed in olive oil (which is how you should buy them if at all possible) that I needed to use up. It was summer and I had fresh tomatoes, too. I created this sauce and tossed it with some angel hair pasta. It’s a light, flavorful and delicious sauce!
This is also a super quick meal, so if you’re tired at the end of the day and have to pull dinner off quickly…this is definitely your friend. It’s great as it is, or you can add some grilled chicken on top for extra protein.
Is it winter time, and you are without decent fresh tomatoes? Those orange-ish rocks that pass as “tomatoes” off season won’t do this dish justice. In that case, feel free to sub in 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes! Perfect? Nope, but when is life ever perfect? It sure is delicious.
Recipe Collection: Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Ingredients:
- 2 – 3 cloves garlic, minced or crushed
- 1/2 c. sweet onion, chopped
- 10 – 12 sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil, chopped
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped (or 1 can fire-roasted diced)
- 2 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 8 oz. pasta, cooked according to package directions* (or spaghetti squash or zoodles!)
Directions:
Step 1: Heat olive oil in pan. Add onion and garlic, sauté until soft.
Step 2: Add tomatoes and spices.
Step 3: Cook until some of the liquid is gone and flavor is blended all through tomatoes.
Step 4: Serve immediately over hot pasta. Add a sprinkle of parmesan or Romano for an extra treat. Serves 2 – 3.
Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
Ingredients
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced or crushed
- 1/2 c. sweet onion chopped
- 10-12 sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil chopped
- 2 medium ripe tomatoes chopped
- 2 tsp. basil
- 1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
- 2 tbsp. olive oil
- 8 oz. pasta
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in pan. Add onion and garlic, sauté until soft.
- Add tomatoes and spices.
- Cook until some of the liquid is gone and flavor is blended all through tomatoes.
- Serve immediately over hot pasta. Add a sprinkle of parmesan or Romano for an extra treat.
That sounds so fresh and flavorful, like you should eat it on the veranda of an Italian villa!