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    Home » By Category » Noodles & Pastas » Pastas

    Published: Oct 24, 2015 · Modified: Sep 18, 2023 by Usha Rao

    Farfalle with Fresh Tomato Sauce & Ricotta Cheese

    Last week when I posted curried spaghetti salad, Mir left a comment that October is National Pasta Month. To celebrate the event, I am posting a pasta recipe I prepared with fresh tomato sauce I prepared last month. This is a quick and easy recipe that can be put together in matter of minutes, if tomato sauce is prepared ahead of time. The only time consuming preparation of this dish is cooking the pasta. Once the pasta is cooked, everything can be put together in less 5 minutes.

    Pasta in a small ceramic frying pan.

    Source: New York Times
    Preparation: 15 - 20 minutes
    Serves: 1

    Ingredients:

    • ½ cup dry Farfalle or Penne Pasta (approximately 1 ½ - 2 oz.)
    • ¾ - 1 tsp. Butter
    • ⅛ tsp. Black Pepper Powder (adjust to taste)
    • ⅛ tsp. Red Pepper Flakes (optional & adjust to taste)
    • ¼ tsp. Salt (adjust to taste)
    • ⅓ cup Fresh Tomato Sauce
    • 1 tbsp. Ricotta Cheese
    • Pecorino Romano for garnish
    • Few Leaves of Basil for garnish

    Preparation:

    • Cook farfalle in salted boiling water until al dente. It took about 15 - 16 minutes for soft pasta, cooked a little softer than al dante. Drain and keep pasta aside.
    • Heat butter in a wide pan.
    • Add pasta, pepper, pepper flakes, salt and stir for few seconds.
    • Add tomato sauce and stir until well combined. Sauce should just coat the pasta.
    • When pasta is warm, transfer to a serving plate.
    • Sprinkle ricotta cheese, pecorino romano and garnish with basil leaves.
    • Serve hot.

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    1. srivallijetti says

      November 26, 2015 at 3:31 am

      such a simple yet inviting bowl of pasta!..good one usha..

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    2. Mireille Roc (@ChefMireille) says

      November 03, 2015 at 12:54 pm

      this looks so fresh and light - must be delicious

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    3. Simi Jois says

      October 28, 2015 at 5:53 pm

      My teen will love this, I have to try this.

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    4. Pavani says

      October 26, 2015 at 6:46 pm

      That is simple and delicious pasta dish. My kids would love this. I want to post something for Nationalpastamonth too. I've to see if I can squeeze it in before the end of the month.

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