Farfalle with Tomatoes

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 20min
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Pasta with tomatoes pleases both young and old diners – try this simple recipe from Spoonsparrow.

Ingredients

  • 350 g tomatoes
  • 1 each red, green and yellow bell pepper
  • 2 onions
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 500 g farfalle
  • handful of basil leaves

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Score the tomatoes crosswise, blanch in boiling water for 1 minute, cool under cold running water, then peel. Quarter the tomatoes and remove seeds.

  2. 2.

    Quarter the bell peppers, clean them, removing white membranes and ribs. Rinse the peppers and cut into pieces. Peel and dice onions and garlic.

  3. 3.

    Heat olive oil. Sauté onions and garlic until translucent. Add peppers and cook briefly. Add tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

  4. 4.

    Cook farfalle in salted water according to package instructions until al dente. Pull basil leaves from stems. Drain pasta and let it rest. Mix basil into the pepper-tomato sauce. Combine with pasta, serve and enjoy.