Easy Italian Pasta Recipes - Recipe for Pasta Sauce with Diced Tomatoes

Easy healthy Italian pasta recipes are a great choice as part of a balanced healthy diet.

This recipe for pasta sauce with diced tomatoes is so delicious no one will even suspect how easy it is.

For extra nutrition, serve this sauce over whole wheat pasta.

If you are not used to the taste of whole wheat pasta you might find it better if you cook it just an extra minute. Once you get used to whole wheat pasta, you won't want to change back.

Whether you are looking for healthy pasta recipes or just want a new tasty pasta sauce recipe for dinner tonight, you'll want to give this one a try. It is one of the nicest penne pasta recipes you will find.

Combine fresh and oven-dried tomatoes, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Marinate at room temperature for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Boil pasta in salted water until al dente, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain well, and while still hot, toss with tomato mixture.

Coarsely chop basil and combine with pasta. Serve immediately, or at room temperature.

Serves 4

Pretty porcelain pasta or salad bowl set somes with a large bowl plus 6 individual serving bowls, each with scalloped edges and floral accents for a graceful look. Lenox 7-pc. Butterfly Meadow Pasta/Salad Set

Variation:

• Jazz this recipe up a bit with a few chopped vegetables of your choice. Green, red or yellow peppers work well. Or try chopped zucchini or mushrooms.

This stockpot is ideal for boiling pasta, making homemade soup or preparing a pot of jambalaya. Drain the pasta right in the pot using the pasta insert. Calphalon 6.5-qt. One Infused Anodized Stockpot with Pasta Insert

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