Easiest Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons onions, chopped finely
• 2 garlic cloves, minced finely
• 15 ounces diced tomatoes (imported Italian is best)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons basil, chopped finely
• 8 ounces rotini pasta (also called fusilli)
• parmesan cheese, to taste (grated)

Directions

1. 1

   Cook rotini (or fusilli) in salted, boiling water according to package directions, reserving a 1/2 cup of the pasta water at the end of cooking.

2. 2

   In a heavy saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium and add onion. Cook for a minute or so and add garlic.

3. 3

   Before garlic takes on color, add the tomatoes. Turn heat up to high, wait for sauce to begin to bubble, then turn back down to medium.

4. 4

   Season with salt and pepper and add basil. Cook for another minute or two and remove from heat. Add cooked pasta and about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of hot pasta water to desired wetness of sauce. Top with Parmesan, to taste, and serve immediately.