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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Tried halving recipe but came out like loose glue! Flavor was there but consistency was not.
Next day thinned it out with some homemade chicken broth and had it for lunch as a soup…much better.
Kay, when halving the recipe, did you also halve the water amount?
Whipped this up tonight, though with a couple of improvisations thrown in. My lord …thus was amazing! . Thank you.
I’m allergic to cheese, what can I use as a substitute?
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot advise an appropriate substitute that will not alter the overall taste/texture of the dish. Please use your best judgment to make the appropriate substitutions to fit your dietary restrictions.
How many cups of water? Do I have to drain the water?
You will need 4 1/2 cups water (listed in the directions). And no, there is no need to drain the water.
Either do not use any cheese at all. Or use nutritional yeast (NOT brewers yeast) or look for vegan parm. My youngest is allergic to dairy. My favorite sub is nutritional yeast. Don’t sub 1:1 though, sprinkle it on and go from there.
I used half spicy v-8 juice and half water for the base it was great.
DO you need to cook raw sausage first? I am using italian sausage. Thanks
If you are using Italian sausage, then yes, it would be best to cook separately.
Thank you for this! My husband and I tried it and loved it. We used Cajun Andouille sausage.
Trying it for a second time tonight. Used spaghetti noodles first time and they were clumpy, even with a little olive oil added. I slightly over cooked so pasta and sauce was a bit gummy-cook’s error. Family loved it so am trying it again tonight with a campanelle noodle. My substitutions- italian sausage and 1 can San Marzano tomatoes (crushed by hand). Also, cooked at a soft boil instead of a simmer. Turned out GREAT.
Made this tonight! Again, 10 stars!! All 4 of my kids ate it up! So easy! Thank you!!
Made this last night! So good and very easy. Thanks for sharing!
I made this last night. So good! Tasted like a meal id pay a lot for at a restaurant. My husband loved it too. Love the one pot meal. I have made a few of your meals now and am never disappointed. I’m gonna keep coming back. Thanks!
Can any pasta be used?
This recipe is really best when spaghetti noodles are used.
I used spiral pasta and its delicious. It was more of a soup for me but the flavor was the same and was delicious.
Just tried this tonight and it was really good!! We put the Parmesan cheese in with in the pasta when it was done, and I would definetely just sprinkle it on my own individual dish instead. Ours cooked really quickly as well and I would attribute that to using the proper heat.
We subbed the 4 1/2 cups of water for 2 1/2 cups of chicken broth and 2 cups water. Worked perfectly.
I made this last night and it took a LOT longer than estimated for the water to reduce and it actually never fully reduced before I was too hungry to wait anymore (over 30 minutes). I ended up draining some of the yummy sauce away so it wouldn’t be too soupy. Otherwise it was a delicious success but next time I would try with a little less water.
Katie, I worry that your heat source was not set appropriately, but I am glad that it still turned out in the end!
Made this tonight. It was REALLY good. It was the first time I’d ever cooked pasta with other things with it in the same pot. Can’t wait to try the other One Pot Pastas on this website. I believe this website will be a HUGE HUGE help once I get married next year; I’m going to try to let go of the single-woman-eating-fast-food-all-the-time mentality and make fresh meals at home; getting too old for all that GROSS fast food! Thank you so much!
Tried it. Followed directions exactly, except I had to substitute dried basil (no fresh basil available). Ended up with a pot of very flavorful glue.
At least it was flavorful! Now I do worry that you may have simmered this for too long – try adding a little more water for next time or reducing cooking time.
So good! Unbelievably easy, tasty and damndelicious! thank you!
Hooray! I pinned this forever ago & finally made this delicious recipe tonight. I followed the instructions step by step and absolutely loved this fresh hearty dish. Thank you, so easy!!
Made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious! The only thing I did differently (based on some of the comments) is saute the onion and garlic in a little butter first and add some heavy cream. I’ll have to try it the original way too but it was incredible!
Just wanted to say that I tried your recipe with a little modification and it’s great! Here’s a quick little youtube video I slapped together of the process – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEV7RQ9RKpg
Thank u for this recipe I just made it today and it’s so easy and delicious. I love u ur bolg. keep it up