One Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

  extra virgin
• 1 large onion

  chopped
• 3 cloves garlic

  minced
• 3 cups vegetable broth

  low sodium
• 28 ounces diced tomatoes
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• salt and pepper

  to taste
• 12 ounces pasta

  such as penne or rigatoni
• 2 ounces fresh spinach

  roughly chopped
• ¼ cup fresh basil

  chopped
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese

  shredded

Instructions

• 1 Saute the onion and garlic: Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium
  heat. Then add the chopped onion and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until it’s
  soft and translucent in color. Now, add the garlic to the pot and cook for
  another 30 seconds until it’s aromatic.
• 2 Start the sauce: Add the vegetable broth, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, red
  pepper flakes, salt, and pepper to the pot. Then stir to combine and bring to a
  boil over medium-high heat.
• 3 Add the pasta: Stir in the pasta and then simmer for about 10 to 12 minutes,
  stirring occasionally. You want to cook the pasta just until it is al dente.
• 4 Add the spinach, basil, and Parmesan: Stir in the spinach, fresh chopped basil,
  and half of the Parmesan cheese. Then cook for about one minute or until the
  spinach wilts.
• 5 Garnish and serve: Top the finished one pot tomato basil pasta with the
  remaining grated Parmesan cheese and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil to
  serve.

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