Garlic basil spaghetti sauce is a classic Italian dish that can be made at home with just a few simple ingredients. You can use fresh or dried garlic and basil, and you can adjust the amount of each to your own taste. This sauce is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal, and it can also be used as a base for other dishes, such as lasagna or pizza.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
SPAGHETTI WITH GARLIC AND BASIL
This is a delicious and quick pasta dish. Serve with a green salad and garlic bread.
Provided by MARILYN PERZIK
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Spaghetti Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place spaghetti in the pot, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
- In a large bowl, toss the spaghetti with the olive oil, butter, garlic, basil, salt, and pepper until evenly coated. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 336.3 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 19.7 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 8.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 79.1 mg, Sugar 0.1 g
BASIL SPAGHETTI SAUCE
My homemade sauce is packed with fresh tomatoes and assorted seasonings. Folks who sample it never seem to miss the meat.-Marlane Jones, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h55m
Yield about 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomatoes, basil, parsley, salt, pepper and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours.
Nutrition Facts :
GARLIC BASIL SPAGHETTI SAUCE
My homemade sauce is packed with fresh tomatoes and assorted seasonings. Folks who sample it never seem to miss the meat.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomatoes, basil, parsley, salt, pepper and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Serve over spaghetti.
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FRESH TOMATO, BASIL, AND GARLIC SAUCE OVER ANGEL HAIR PASTA
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 48m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and prepare an ice water bath. Cut a small "x" on the bottom of each tomato. In batches, place the tomatoes in the boiling water and blanch them for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until the skins are easy to peel away. Remove and immediately plunge into the ice bath. Peel the tomatoes and halve horizontally. Squeeze out the seeds, using your fingers to get them all. Roughly chop the peeled and seeded tomatoes. Set aside. (You can also use whole peeled canned tomatoes. Simply drain them, seed, and roughly chop).
- Heat a large saute pan over medium high heat. Add the olive oil and heat. When the oil is hot, add the onions and garlic and saute for 2 minutes. Add the thyme leaves, oregano sprig, and chili flakes and saute until the garlic begins to turn golden brown. Add the tomatoes and the sugar and stir well. Lower the heat and cook slowly until the mixture is fairly dry, about 15 minutes.
- Cook the angel hair pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce. Add the Parmesan and basil and toss well. Place in a large pasta bowl and garnish with Parmesan and basil sprigs.
CREAMY BASIL SAUCE
No actual cream is used. This is very nice over pasta. If you want you can also add some smoked salmon or chunks of tunafish.
Provided by Chef Dudo
Categories Cheese
Time 20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt margarine in sauce pan and saute garlic for 1 minute.
- At low temperature add flour.
- Stir to make a paste.
- Slowly add milk to paste until you achieve an even consistency.
- Add salt, basil, parmesan or pecorino and pepper to sauce and cook over low heat until you reach a desired thickness.
- Pour over freshly cooked pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 209.1, Fat 13.8, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 28.1, Sodium 463.5, Carbohydrate 11.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.2, Protein 9.8
TOMATO AND BASIL PASTA SAUCE
A delicious and fresh tasting pasta sauce. The fresh basil added at the end is essential. This sauce can be left chunky (which I prefer) or blended in a food processor to a smooth sauce. Serve spooned over cooked pasta with plenty of parmesan cheese.
Provided by Carolyn
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook the onion and garlic in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir the tomatoes, red pepper flakes, vinegar, and sugar into the onion and garlic mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the flavors blend to your liking, 45 to 60 minutes. Stir the basil into the sauce; season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 155 calories, Carbohydrate 14.9 g, Fat 10.5 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 2.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 293.1 mg, Sugar 8.9 g
SPAGHETTI WITH BASIL AND PARSLEY
Herbs and cheese are tossed with warm pasta for a simple, delicious dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Drain, reserving 2/3 cup cooking water.
- Return reserved cooking water to pot. Add garlic and a pinch of red-pepper flakes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Add butter, and swirl to melt.
- Return pasta to pot, and toss to coat. Add herbs, reserving some for garnish. Toss in 1/2 cup feta and the Pecorino. Season with salt and pepper, and garnish with reserved herbs. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup feta and a pinch of red-pepper flakes if desired.
SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO AND BASIL SAUCE
This recipe came to The Times in 2003 from the chef Scott Conant, who was then cooking at his restaurant L'Impero in Manhattan. It is simple, classic Italian fare that makes the most of summer's tomatoes, but you can also make it with hothouse offerings and it will be delicious.
Provided by The New York Times
Categories dinner, weekday, pastas, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skins. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Cut the tomatoes crosswise. Set aside in a bowl.
- Heat 3 ounces olive oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until it smokes slightly. Add tomatoes, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper. Since the tomatoes will reduce and the salt will be concentrated, it is better to season initially with a lighter hand.
- Chop the tomatoes with a potato masher until they are in fine chunks and all their liquid is released. Be sure they are chopped and crushed fine, for a semichunky sauce. Simmer for 25 minutes over medium heat.
- While the sauce simmers, heat the water for the pasta. Cook the spaghetti in salted water about half of the way cooked. Drain, reserving some of the water.
- Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Add the pasta to the sauce and cook over medium-high heat until all the liquid is absorbed and the pasta is al dente. If the sauce is over-reduced, use the pasta cooking liquid to adjust it.
- At the last moment, remove the pan from the heat; add the extra-virgin olive oil, butter, basil and cheese. Mix thoroughly until the pasta is an orangy color. Taste again and adjust the salt if necessary. Remove to a platter. Serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 852, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 99 grams, Fat 43 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 1167 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams
GARLIC SPAGHETTI SAUCE
I adopted this recipe from Zaar some time ago and finally got round to trying it myself. It's quick and simple and full of fresh flavours. I prefer using basil but the original recipe stated parsley so I left it here for you to choose. Try adding some sliced black olives, fried or marinated mushrooms or sun blush tomatoes at the end.
Provided by -Sylvie-
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 17m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- To make spaghetti sauce, cook garlic in butter and olive oil over medium low heat just until the garlic is soft but not browned.
- Stir in the parsley or basil and cook for 2 minutes (stirring constantly) until the herbs are limp but still green.
- Pour sauce hot over cooked spaghetti, toss lightly to coat and top with parmesan cheese.
- Serve with french bread and extra Parmasan cheese at the table.
- This garlic sauce will cover 3/4-1 pound of spaghetti or other pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.7, Fat 25.1, SaturatedFat 9.2, Cholesterol 30.5, Sodium 104.7, Carbohydrate 5.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 0.2, Protein 1.4
SPAGHETTI WITH TOMATOES AND GARLIC-BASIL OIL
No reservations required! Our spaghetti with tomatoes and garlic-basil oil dish was inspired by a famous New York City restaurant. It's the perfect meal for two and ready in only 25 minutes.
Provided by By Inspired Taste
Categories Entree
Time 25m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In 4-quart Dutch oven, cook spaghetti as directed on package.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat oil, garlic, basil and pepper flakes over low heat 10 minutes to infuse flavor into the oil. Strain oil; keep oil warm. Discard garlic, basil and pepper flakes.
- Drain cooked spaghetti. Return spaghetti to Dutch oven; place over medium heat. Add tomatoes; toss until thoroughly heated. Season to taste with salt.
- Divide spaghetti into 2 individual pasta bowls. Drizzle each serving with warm oil; sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
TOMATO & BASIL SAUCE
Save time and money with this simple and tasty sauce, great with pasta, meat or fish
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Lunch, Main course, Pasta
Time 15m
Yield Makes 350ml
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
- Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
- To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.
- Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
- Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
- To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Use fresh ingredients whenever possible. Fresh garlic and basil will give your sauce the best flavor.
- Don't be afraid to adjust the recipe to your taste. If you like more garlic, add more. If you like more basil, add more. If you like a spicier sauce, add some red pepper flakes.
- Let the sauce simmer for at least 30 minutes. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop.
- Serve the sauce over your favorite pasta. Spaghetti, linguine, and fettuccine are all good choices.
Conclusion:
Garlic basil spaghetti sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used on a variety of dishes. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste. Whether you're serving it over pasta, chicken, or vegetables, this sauce is sure to be a hit.
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