Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Prep: 10min
| Servings: 4 | Cook: 15min
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Pasta with tomato sauce is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!

Ingredients

  • 400 g red spiral pasta
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic (peeled)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • olive oil
  • Salt
  • pepper (ground)
  • sugar
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • butter

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat 3 tbsp olive oil and sauté the onion until translucent. Add tomatoes, 2 tsp sugar and garlic; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer covered for 10-15 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

  2. 2.

    Cook pasta in plenty of salted water until al dente, drain (reserve 1 cup of cooking water). Toss pasta with 2 tsp butter and 4 tbsp reserved water, divide onto plates, pour sauce over it and serve immediately. Freshly grated Parmesan or shaved parmesan pairs well.