5 Ingredient Creamy Tomato Pasta
This 5 Ingredient Creamy Tomato Pasta is the EASIEST weeknight dinner. Plus, it’s ready in 15 minutes, one pot needed, it’s easy to make gluten-free, and you can add protein.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Dinner, Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American, Italian
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 12oz dry spaghetti *
- 1 cup marinara sauce (I used Rao’s Homemade)
- 1/3 cup whole milk ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup grated or shredded parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
- fresh basil + more parmesan for garnish
Instructions
- Cook pasta as directed to al dente in salted water. Drain but reserve some of the pasta water
- Put drained pasta back into pot (or a large skillet) with 1/4 cup of pasta water. Turn to medium heat
- To the pot add sauce ,ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese, season with salt & pepper. Combine well until it forms evenly into sauce
- Serve topped with fresh basil and another sprinkle of parmesan
Notes
* I love using chickpea pasta for a gluten-free pasta that is higher in protein and fiber
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