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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Wonderful recipe!! You just dump and turn on the heat. I followed the recipe except I addd 2 chicken bullion cubes and turkey kielbasa because my husband doesn’t eat pork. I did added more water as well …other than that it was GREAT!!!!!!!! adding this to our dinner dish. Thanks
No kidding around! Best and easiest dish there is! My husband after one bite said it was really good. Mr food critic himself never says that! Awesome recipe! Thank you!
This recipe is amazing! I just made and followed the recipe, made no changes and it was great! We will be making this often! Thanks
This has been one of my favorite dishes so far from your site. It was amazing. I used Kielbasa because I’ve not heard of Andouille, but it looked like a similar kind. I, too, added mushrooms that I sauteed ahead of time, but my daughter added them raw, and both ways were perfect. This dish has definitely been added to our recipe lists. Just wonderful!
This recipe is fine, but the basil should go in at or toward the end.
James, feel free to add the basil before or after the meal is cooked. I’m sure it would go great at the end as an addition for some amazing basil flavor.
Can rice noodles be used?
Unfortunately, in a one pot dish like this, I don’t think other noodles other than standard pasta will work here.
I just made this last night and it was amazing!!! A huge hit with my somewhat picky family! I love how creamy the sauce gets when you add the cheese at the end. Great recipe!
Do I need to bring water to boil before adding pasta or can I add it cold? Want to try this for dinner this evening and do not want to mess it up.
There is no need to bring the water to a boil.
So my local store just had uncooked fresh cajun andouille sausage. Do I need to cook it separately before putting it in the pot?
No, there is no need to cook the sausage beforehand. That’s the beauty of this recipe – everything gets cooked in one pot!
awesome! Thanks 🙂
Does the same go for an Italian chicken sausage I have? Or should I brown that separately?
It depends – if you are able to slice it, it should be fine. If not, it may be best to remove the casing and crumble it first.
One pot anything is the greatest dinner ever!! Who actually likes to wash all those dishes after you’re done with dinner…NO ONE in their right mind haha! My favorite part about this dish, is the chunks of sausage..heyoooo. This recipe has deliciousness written all over it! 🙂
I make this tonight and I have to say, “wow”‘ it was super fast and easy and of course the bonus was, just one pot to clean :)) It was absolutely delicious, made it exactly as recipe except I used smoked moose sausage. Will definitely make it again.
Thanks Chung-Ah!
Hi
Can the recipe be done with rice noodles or other kinds of gluten free noodles? Has anyone tried doing this?
I tried it tonight with Gluten Free noodles. It did not turn out as expected but I covered it. So I’m not sure if the screw up is from the covered pot or GF noodles!
I just made this with rice noodles. It turned out amazing. I started out boiling the four cups of water before adding the ingredients, and then added 1-2 more cups as needed while the pasta was cooking. I am also dairy free so didn’t use any parmesan. It had a delicious sauce nonetheless. It is some kind of cooking magic. Yum. I did add some more spices (oregano, general italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes) as a substitute for the parmesan.
Is sausage spicy????? If so too spicy for a 6 and 8 yr old??????
It should be fine but if you want to play it safe, it may be best to use a sausage of your choice that is suitable for your children.
Your one-pot andouille sausage dish is on regular rotation at my house. Can’t wait to try this iteration. Looks just as delicious 🙂
Simple, hearty and delicious! This looks so tasty! Wishing you all the best for the moving 😀 Cannot wait to see more posts from you! x
Definitely making this meal on my next crazy busy night! Thanks 🙂
Brilliant recipe! Can’t wait to try it. The basil sitting in my windowsill has no idea what a delicious fate is ahead…
This looks SO delicious! Definitely adding this one to my menu plan, thanks for sharing!
I just tried it ! it was AMAZING and everybody is mad about it !!
Best regards from Algeria ..
I have never tried a one pot pasta dish! It looks amazing, so I should probably get on it!
Do you cook the sausage before hand? Or just cut it up straight from the refrigerator?
There’s no need to cook the sausage beforehand.