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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Pasta with sun-dried tomatoe sauce.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 12 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 250 g pasta ((such as penne or fusilli))
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 4 cloves garlic (small, mashed)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 pinch oregano
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint (chopped (optional))
- ¼ cup fresh basil (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons yogurt (for serving)
Instructions
- 1
Cook pasta according to package instructions.
- 2
Save 1 cup of the boiling pasta water and drain the rest of it.
- 3
Heat olive oil in a pan. Add in tomato paste, mashed garlic and spices. Cook these for a minute.
- 4
Pour half of the pasta water in it and bring it to a boil.
- 5
Add in chopped sun-dried tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes.
- 6
Add in the cooked pasta, toss to coat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the remaining pasta water if needed.
- 7
Remove from the heat. Add in chopped fresh mint and basil and give it a good stir.
- 8
Serve it with yogurt. You can even top it with sun-dried tomato sauce spread if you have some on hand.