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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Very nice. Used chicken stock, Italian sausages (cooked beforehand) and added celery and red capsicum also. Very easy to prepare. Might add a few more herbs next time to give it extra flavour and maybe some pasta sauce. Used spinach fettuccine in place of spaghetti. Really loved the ease of this dish. Thanks for a great recipe.
Oh…and also used 1 x can crushed tomatoes instead of grape tomatoes.
I think I problem for some of you with the water is that if you’re just using a whole package of store bought pasta chances are its 13.25 ounces not 16 which is what she’s said to use. You need to look at how mach pasta you’re using. You’d need to adjust the water or yes you’re going to end up with over cooked or soupy noodles. I use 3 3/4 cup with whole grain pasta 13.25, turned out fine
I’m definitely going to try this. I’m finding it hard to just think of everything as just boiled. I would tend to want to fry the onion and the sausage for a little bit first but will give it the benefit of the doubt and try.
It turned out great. We’ve made something similar with macaroni noodles but I never thought of spaghetti.
Thank you!
Wow this is so delicious! Great recipe! I added about a 1/2 lb of shrimp, a little oregano and red pepper for some kick.
I love that it’s not only one pot, you don’t even need to drain noodles. 🙂 Easiest pasta dish ever. So delicious and a great way to use random garden veggies in whatever amounts they are available. The noodles are so flavorful too!
I made this last night and it was amazing! I sliced the onions and garlic paper thin and they disappeared into the sauce, helping it to thicken up. The cheese at the end brought it all together. The smoked andouille, garlic, basil, and onion all provided fabulous flavor. This is a keeper and will go into the regular rotation for sure!
Made this tonight! I used two cups chicken broth and two and a half of water,, absolutely wonderful! Didn’t have quite a cup of Parmesan so used some grated asiago delicious will make again soon!!!
Made this last night….it was really good! I added raw sliced mushrooms and substituted chicken broth for 2 cups of the liquid. Loved it and realized how versatile the dish is as far as making your own additions. The only issue I had was that my onions were still a little too crunchy for my liking. I think next time I might saute them a bit before adding to the water. Other than that I loved it!
I actually made this for my family tonight. The only change I made was linguine instead of spaghetti. Mine turned out perfectly, no extra water, and everyone loved it. Delicious indeed.
I made this tonight and it was amazing! I usually break my noodles in half so they cook evenly and I added some olive oil for taste. Perfect and simple.
Will this work with the ninja cooker? It looks amazing!
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to give exact conversion information to translate a traditional stovetop recipe to be used in a slow cooker without further recipe testing. However, here is an article worth checking out on a possible conversion guide: http://www.thekitchn.com/5-tips-for-converting-recipes-to-the-slow-cooker-189343.
Made this and it was perfect! And SO EASY!!
Made this with chicken stock as half the liquid, and turned out superb! Easy, easy, easy. I like extra tomatos in mine.
Oh God, this was sooo good!! My husband also loved it. I adore your blog. I really do!!
Made this for dinner last night….yum! Hubby and son loved it, too! I think the best part was the “magic” of the one-pot easy-to-make meal! I couldn’t believe how well it worked! We’re already planning on making it again soon. Thanks!
Okay, this was AMAZING. I didn’t cover the pot when it first started to cook and came to a boil. It all still worked and turned out fine. It was delicious and I can’t wait to make it again!
Made this for myself last night. While it was great, I did run into 2 problems. 1)I couldn’t cover the pot right away because of the length of pasta, so I had to wait til it got boiled to put the lid on for a few minutes; 2)it doesn’t work quite right with wheat pasta. It turned out to be very starchy.
That being said, I still love it.. actually having it right now as lunch!!
How do u measure a pound of dry spaggetti, i hv an open package and dont know if its a pound. Pls help
It may be best to use a kitchen scale.
I added piece of fresh mozzarella after it was done and it made this dish soooo much better, in my opinion. Still great. Will do again.