Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

An easy way to enhance pasta sauce by using cherry tomatoes to give you the most delicious balanced tomato sauce perfect for topping any pasta with!

📝 Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 can whole tomatoes (14.5 oz or 400 g)
• 1 large handful cherry tomatoes, halved (a small pack, or as many as you like!)
• big pinch salt
• big pinch pepper
• 1/2 pack pasta noodles, cooked (around 200 g or 8 oz)
• handful fresh basil leaves
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• sprinkle grated fresh Parmesan cheese

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Heat the olive oil in a large skillet until hot, then add the crushed garlic and sauté for a minute.
2. 2Add the canned tomatoes with their juice, the cherry tomatoes, the salt and pepper.
3. 3Simmer for 10-15 minutes or until tomatoes have softened.
4. 4Either keep the sauce chunky as is, or remove half of the sauce to a blender, and blend until smooth and creamy. Add the blended sauce back into the skillet with the unblended sauce, and add the cooked spaghetti and toss to combine.
5. 5Add the chopped fresh basil and the butter, and toss gently to combine. Sprinkle with lots of Parmesan cheese and drizzle with olive oil just before serving.