One Pot Pasta
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The easiest, most amazing pasta you will ever make. Even the pasta gets cooked right in the pot. How easy is that?!
This is probably by far the easiest pasta dish you will ever make in your entire life. It’s literally a 5-min prep, and then everything gets tossed right in the pan, including the uncooked spaghetti. Let the water come to a boil and that is it.
The hardest part is waiting for the pasta to cook through and having the liquid reduced, which really just takes about 8-10 minutes. Not long at all.
Stir in your freshly grated Parmesan (freshly grated is key here) and top with additional Parm, if desired.
One Pot Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 (12.8-ounce) package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cups halved grape tomatoes
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan
Instructions
- In a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat, combine spaghetti, sausage, onion, tomatoes, basil, garlic and 4 1/2 cups water; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until pasta is cooked through and liquid has reduced, about 8-10 minutes.
- Stir in Parmesan.
- Serve immediately.
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Thanks for the super easy, yet very tasty recipe! I could not believe how fast dinner was served tonight. I thought the kids would pick out the onions, but they never even mentioned them ;). One thing to note is I used thin spaghetti and it was slightly mushy. I plan on definitely making this again, but will use regular noodles next time. Thanks again.
Just made it. Damn Delicious! You have completely saved me with your recipes. This was my first. Tomorrow is your Harvest Salad.
I made this tonight. It is tasty! love your pretty pictures, too.
I’ve made something similar but used Vegetable broth instead of water and smoked sausage. Great meal after working all day.
Learn from my mistake: only use spaghetti for this recipe. Don’t be an idiot like me and use fusilli which has a WAY bigger volume and isn’t covered by the water. I had put in a ton more water to cover the noodles and then strain it all to try and save the dish. I will definitely try it again because it’s super easy if you follow directions better than me.
Made this tonight, a keeper for sure. So yummy, only thing I changed was I used chicken broth instead of water.
Made this tonight and loved it! It’s going on the rotation!
Delicious! Now can I have 6 more one pot recipes this easy and good. 🙂
What size dutch oven did you use? Looking forward to making this recipe soon!
I used a 3 1/2 qt Dutch oven.
Made this last night and WOW! Halved the recipe, was perfect amount for a couple and one serving of leftovers.
-Used spicy italian chicken sausage instead of andouille and browned it
-Added a healthy serving of crushed red pepper for spice
It was unbelievable. Good enough for guests too!!!
There are only two of us — my husband and me — and I use 4 ounces of pasta for a meal (2 ounces each). As this recipe uses four times that amount of pasta, it would be way too much. I figure that if I cut the recipe in half, I can serve it at two meals. (I expect I reheat it the second time.) But if I do make only half, will 2 1/4 cups of water be enough?
Yes, if you are halving the recipe, the amount of water should be sufficient with half the amount as listed in the original recipe.
I love this! I’ve featured your recipe on my blog, Frugal Home Cooking http://www.frugalhomecooking.com Thanks!
I just made this with my own substutions (don’t have the fresh basil, lol as well as other things) and omg, sooooo good. My 4 yr old daughter loves it too 🙂 thank you for the recipe and probably be using more as I look through what you post,
So, I just tried this today for a quick lunch and dinner later tonight. It’s so good! I made a few small alterations (used different sausage, used shredded fat free mozzarella, and used dried basil as we had no fresh) but it turned out amazing anyway. As someone who hates excess dishes, this is just a dream come true! And probably my new favorite pasta. No more “easy” store bought sauces for me!
P.S. All I have to do is add Parm. Reggiano to the top when readyto serve. Again Im glad I came across this recipe. TKS
I couldnt wait so went ahead and made it. All I can say is its DAMN GOOD. Will be great for a potluck fo sure today. TKS
Can you use leftover meatloaf in this recipe? Would like to try one pot meals. TKS Also can you use roasted red peppers also?
You can certainly add those in to taste but keep in mind of cooking time to ensure that the meatloaf is not overcooked.
VERY GOOD!!!!!!! Everyone loved it in my family 🙂
How would you fix this as a vegetarian dish? No heavy cream please.
Judi, you can omit the andouille sausage and add more veggies to taste. There is also no heavy cream in this recipe.
Cooked it this evening for dinner and it smells wonderful!!