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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Look awesome, I’ll try it.
Had this tonite for dinner, and my family LOVED it. Thank you soooo much for a quick easy week night dinner
Also made this last night. Surprised how good it was! Used rotini and pancetta instead and added some yellow zucchini noodles at the end. Seriously delicious!
I made this last night and it was so easy and good. I used smoked spicy chicken sausage as a substitute and sliced mushrooms in mine and it was so good. Cant wait to have this for lunch.
Made this tonight, was easy as it sounds and tasted great. Even my 14 mo daughter couldn’t get enough!
Just made this tonight. I added zucchini and mushrooms and used canned tomatoes….it was delicious!
Looks good! I read all the comments and looked at the pictures…is it safe to assume there is some broth still in the pot when the meal has finished cooking? I know it’s not a soup recipe but I have more misses than hits with new recipes.Thanks!
Cris, most of the liquid is actually soaked by all of the noodles. But feel free to add in more water as you see fit.
What else can I use besides sausage, I don’t like it…???
You can try substituting chicken.
Raw chicken breast ok? Or cook the chicken first? Thanks, looking forward to trying this!
Yesi, I recommend cooking the chicken first, setting it aside while the pasta cooks, and adding it in at the end.
This was delicious!!! Completely agree with the gal above me, it was so tasty and sooo light. Was amazing even without all of the calories from adding a yummy sauce and was so easy. Can’t wait to make more one pot recipes! Thanks!!
Made this for dinner tonight. Was so full of flavor yet very light tasting. Loved it and will definitely make it again.
What a delicious dish! It was so easy. My only variation is, I used chicken broth instead of water. Dinner was all gone, with them wanting more. A must keep recipe!
I was wondering, do you have to strain the pasta and everything else or leave the water in the bowl? wouldn’t that be too soup-like?
There’s no need to strain the pasta – that’s the beauty of this recipe!
Don’t know if it’s written or someone mentioned it, but how much water do I place into the pot?
The amount of water is indicated in the recipe.
I made this last night. My husband couldn’t get enough. Haha he was so excited to have it as leftovers for lunch today. My kids thought the andouille sausage was just a little too spicy but other than that they loved it. Thanks for a fast yummy dish!
I made this and loved how easy it was! I noticed the sauce “dried up” just as it sat on my plate while I was eating it. Since there isn’t a true sauce to this pasta, would you suggest adding some heavy cream (like your other one pot pasta recipe)?
Yes, absolutely. Heavy cream would work great on this dish as well. Or you can even add a little bit more water next time for a thin layer of sauce on the noodles.
I love all your recipes and they are Damn Delicious!
I love all your recipes. For one pot pasta dishes, I like using bucatini for my pasta, it soaks up the broth inside and out!
I made this the other night and it was so delicious! Made plenty of leftovers, add sauteed zucchini, bell peppers, and snap peas to amplify it for day 2! 🙂
I am definitely going to make this! Just one question though… how come the tomatoes are divided? Do you add half in right away to be cooked, and then add the other half just before serving?
My apologies, Marcia! The tomatoes should not be divided. I just updated the recipe. Thanks for letting me know!
I’ve tried a one pot pasta meal made with spaghetti in the past and seemed like it was very starchy. I assumed it was because the pasta cooked in the pot and the water wasn’t drained away. Does these one seem to be that way? I love the idea of this meal, but I was disappointed in the previous recipe I tried.
I actually didn’t find this to be starchy at all!
Hi Chung-Ah,
My wife has celiac’s disease so we eat rice pasta exclusively. That pasta does leave a LOT of starch in the water. If we were to cook the pasta separately, how would we go about making this recipe? Half the amount of water?
Jeff, without further recipe testing with rice pasta, I cannot really advise exactly how much water to use. You can start with half the amount of water, if not more, and ladle out the excess as needed.
Hi Jeff,
I used quinoa pasta and my whole dish ended up being ruined because it had the consistency of wall paper paste. 🙁 Did you have this trouble with the rice pasta? Thanks!
I just moved into a new home and needed a quick dinner to fuel me while unpacking (so I didn’t have to eat any more take out). I found your recipe on Pinterest and LOVED it!!! I only made one small change which was to use bulk like Italian sausage instead of andouille and brown it in the pot before adding everything else. (My store was out of andouille). Thank you so much for sharing!!