Delicious and Simple Ricotta and Tomato Pasta Sauce

Ricotta and tomatoes make up this pasta sauce, with onion, garlic, Parmesan, and fresh basil. Cook the pasta while you make the sauce, then spoon the sauce over the pasta and finish with extra Parmesan if you like.

Allow 5 minutes for prep and 15 minutes in total; the recipe serves 4–6.

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Before you start

Use a large pot for the pasta and a saucepan for the sauce. Once the pasta is cooking, dice the onion and crush the garlic so they are ready to go into the warm oil.

Ingredient notes

• Ricotta: Stir the ricotta into the onion and garlic before adding the tomatoes, seasonings, and Parmesan.
• Parmesan: The measured Parmesan goes into the sauce; extra shavings are optional.
• Fresh basil: Roughly tear the leaves and add them after turning off the heat.
• Pasta: Spirals work well for this recipe.

Delicious and Simple Ricotta and Tomato Pasta Sauce recipe

Delicious and Simple Ricotta and Tomato Pasta Sauce

Pasta topped with ricotta and tomato sauce, with onion, garlic, Parmesan, and fresh basil.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups fresh ricotta
• 1 (400 g) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 yellow onions, finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 leaves fresh basil
• 1 (500 g) packages pasta ( spirals work well with this recipe)

Method

 

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, approximately 8–10 minutes.
2. While the pasta cooks, finely dice the onion and crush the garlic.
3. Warm the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the garlic and onion, then gently sauté until translucent.
4. Add the ricotta and stir it thoroughly through the onion and garlic.
5. Add the salt, pepper, Parmesan, crushed tomatoes, and tomato paste.
6. Mix well, then simmer gently for 10 minutes.
7. Drain the pasta.
8. Turn off the heat. Roughly tear the fresh basil leaves and add them to the sauce.
9. Spoon the pasta into bowls and top with the ricotta and tomato sauce. Finish with extra Parmesan shavings if desired.

Notes

Servings: 4-6

Tips for success

Gently sauté the onion and garlic until translucent before adding the ricotta.

Turn off the heat before adding the roughly torn basil.

What to serve with it

Spoon the pasta into bowls and top with the ricotta and tomato sauce. Add extra Parmesan shavings if desired.

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