Pasta with fresh tomato herb sauce is a classic Italian dish that is both simple to prepare and bursting with flavor. The combination of sweet tomatoes, aromatic herbs, and rich olive oil creates a delicious and versatile sauce that can be paired with a variety of pasta shapes and toppings. Whether you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special occasion dish, pasta with fresh tomato herb sauce is sure to please everyone at the table.
Here are our top 16 tried and tested recipes!
PASTA WITH FRESH HEIRLOOM TOMATO SAUCE
How to turn a basketful of ripe tomatoes into an easy dinner.
Provided by Katie Workman
Categories Main Course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water.
- Make an x with a sharp knife on the bottom end of each of the tomatoes. Drop the tomatoes into the boiling water, cook for 60 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon to the ice water. Let cool for a minute or two minutes.
- Place the tomatoes on a cutting board with a groove to catch the juices, and dump out the ice water, reserving the bowl. Peel off the tomato skins, then roughly chop the tomatoes, discarding the stem and any white core. Transfer the chopped tomatoes to the bowl with all of the juices.
- Meanwhile, return the same pot that you cooked the tomatoes in to the stove over medium heat. Add the olive oil, then add the garlic and onions and sauté, not allowing the garlic and onions to get more than lightly golden, for about 5 minutes, until soft. Stir in the red pepper flakes if using and season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and all of their juices, and turn the heat up to high. Bring to a simmer, add the sugar, and cook for about 10 to 20 minutes until the sauce is as thick as you like it. Stir in the fresh herbs. Check and adjust the seasoning.
- While the tomato sauce finishes cooking cook the pasta according to package instructions. At this point if you like a chunky sauce you can simply drain the pasta, return it to the pot, and toss with the sauce to combine. Or you can use an immersion blender to puree the sauce as smooth as you'd like right in the pot, or carefully transfer it to a food processor or blender and pulse or puree the mixture - in batches if necessary - until it reaches the desired consistency.
- Serve in a large shallow serving bowl, or in individual bowls. Pass the Parmesan for those who want it.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 411 kcal, Carbohydrate 71 g, Protein 13 g, Fat 9 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 24 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
This pasta dish is wonderful served with a green salad. The best thing about it is that you can put this meal together in just a few minutes.
Provided by kelcampbell
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Place the penne pasta in the pot, cook 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
- In a large bowl, toss the cooked pasta with the tomatoes, Italian dressing, basil, red onion, and Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 256.8 calories, Carbohydrate 46.9 g, Cholesterol 3.1 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 9.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 247.9 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
Capture the pure taste of summer with this pasta. The secret: using raw, fresh tomatoes that have never seen the inside of a refrigerator for the tomato sauce. Recipe copyright 2012 by Eugenia Bone.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Finely chop tomatoes, basil, parsley, and garlic, and mix together with oil (or pulse ingredients, including oil, in a food processor to blend).
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, and toss it in a serving bowl with the raw sauce. Transfer to 6 shallow bowls, and drizzle with oil. Serve with cheese.
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
Toss this simple, uncooked sauce of ripe garden tomatoes, basil, parsley and fresh mozzarella with your favorite cut of pasta to make a deliciously satisfying meatless dinner.
Provided by Lynne Webb
Categories Pasta
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta.
- Place the tomatoes in a large bowl and season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the garlic, balsamic vinegar and mozzarella. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and toss to combine. Let sit for 15 minutes to allow the tomatoes to give off their juices, then add the basil, parsley and capers.
- Cook and drain the pasta according to package directions and transfer to a large serving bowl. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, toss, then add the tomato-herb mixture and combine thoroughly. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
- To serve, plate individual portions and sprinkle with additional parsley and basil if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362 kcal, Carbohydrate 28 g, Protein 13 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, Cholesterol 27 mg, Sodium 401 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 4 g, UnsaturatedFat 14 g, ServingSize 1 serving
PASTA WITH CITRUS-HERB SAUCE
Provided by Aida Mollenkamp
Categories main-dish
Time 11m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large frying over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add onion, season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in half of herbs, and set aside.
- Cook pasta according to the package directions. When pasta is cooked, reserve 1 1/2 cups pasta water, and drain pasta.
- Return pot to stove and add in onion mixture, remaining 1/4 cup oil, remaining herbs, reserved pasta water, and zest, and season well with salt and pepper. Stir until evenly combined. Add pasta and toss until pasta is well coated. Taste and adjust seasoning, as necessary.
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO-HERB SAUCE
Steps:
- Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Immediately add freshly cooked pasta. Toss well. Season generously with pepper and serve immediately.
PENNE WITH TOMATO HERB CREAM SAUCE
Make and share this Penne with Tomato Herb Cream Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by lucy k.
Categories Penne
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Saute onion and garlic in oil.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, oregano, salt.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer 20-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta.
- Stir cream into sauce and heat through.
SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH FRESH TOMATOES
Made with fresh tomatoes! Wonderful taste. Serve over spaghetti noodles and add grated Parmesan cheese as desired.
Provided by Susan Bryan Willingham
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Time 1h25m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic powder; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, parsley, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens, 1 to 2 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 304.3 mg, Sugar 8.8 g
PASTA WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
I have been cooking a version of this dish practically since I first encountered it in a "60-Minute Gourmet" column, the brainchild of the late Pierre Franey, in January 1986. Why Pierre published the recipe in mid-winter is a mystery. To make the sauce my way you chop tomatoes; you put them in fat, whether that's olive oil, butter or, I suppose, rendered bacon fat; you cook them until they've broken down a bit and given up their liquid; and you dress pasta with the resulting sauce. (Pierre peeled the tomatoes first, because that was his style. He was a chef!) With good tomatoes, you can make this sauce in its most basic form - with no more than tomato, oil and salt - and it will be terrific. But you can jazz it up in a variety of ways; butter in place of oil changes its character noticeably. Parmesan is an obvious and welcome addition. Cooking a bit of chopped onion or minced garlic in the butter or oil - with or without rosemary, tarragon or thyme - before adding the tomatoes adds depth. Chopped basil at the end ... well, to me this is practically essential.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, appetizer, main course
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Put the butter or oil in a large skillet over medium heat; when the oil is hot or the butter's foam subsides, add the tomatoes.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes break up, about 10 minutes, adding salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until done; drain.
- Toss together pasta and sauce, along with basil and Parmesan, if you like. Taste and adjust the seasoning and serve.
SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO AND HERBS
Categories Herb Pasta Tomato Appetizer Quick & Easy Parmesan Summer Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Drop in the tomatoes, cook for 15 seconds, and then transfer them to a large bowl of cool water. Slip off the skins and cut them in half through the middle. Poke out the seeds with your finger, and roughly dice the flesh. Warm a large ceramic or glass mixing bowl by rinsing it with hot water. Toss the tomatoes in the bowl with the olive oil, mixed herbs, parsley, and ricotta cheese.
- Bring the large pot of water back to a rolling boil, add the spaghetti, and cook until tender but still firm. Drain and add it immediately to the tomato mixture in the bowl. Sprinkle with the Parmigiano. Toss with tongs or two wooden spoons until the pasta is evenly coated. Add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Pass extra Parmigiano cheese at the table.
SAUTEED TOMATO AND HERB PASTA
We prefer cherry tomatoes to grape for sauteing; they break down better, creating a light yet luscious sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions, then drain and return to pot.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine oil, tomatoes, garlic, and thyme over medium. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are soft and skins have burst, 12 to 15 minutes.
- Add tomato mixture to pasta; toss to combine and season. Serve warm. Top with Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 g, Fat 15 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 17 g, SaturatedFat 5 g
PASTA WITH MEATBALLS AND HERB SAUCE
Before you use herbs as a main ingredient - it helps to know which ones work on a grand scale. Parsley, obviously, works in abundance: it's clean-tasting, pleasantly grassy and almost never overwhelming. You can add literally a bunch (bunches!) of it to salad, soup, eggs, pasta, grains or beans. The same is largely true of basil, and you can use other mild herbs - chervil, chives, cilantro, dill, shiso - by at least the handful. (Mint is also useful but will easily take over a dish if you add too much of it. But all of these are great for making herb pastes, or pestos, alone or in combination. Use the same technique you use for basil pesto.)
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, pastas, main course
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix together the basil, parsley and chives. Soak the bread in the milk for 5 minutes, then gently squeeze any excess milk from the bread; discard the milk. Combine the bread with the meat, 1 cup of the herbs and some salt and pepper; shape the mixture into 1-inch meatballs.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the meatballs in a single layer (work in batches if necessary). Cook, turning occasionally, until brown on all sides, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Cook the pasta in the boiling water until tender but not mushy. While the pasta is cooking, purée 11/2 cups of the herbs with 4 tablespoons oil, the garlic and some salt and pepper in a mini food processor or blender; leave the sauce rough or add a little water if you want it smoother. Drain the pasta, reserving about a cup of its cooking liquid. Toss the pasta with the herb sauce and most of the remaining herbs, adding the reserved liquid if the mixture seems dry. Top with the meatballs, garnish with Parmesan and the last of the herbs and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 750, UnsaturatedFat 22 grams, Carbohydrate 89 grams, Fat 31 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 28 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 549 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 0 grams
FRESH TOMATO PASTA
Garden-fresh veggies and herbs blend together beautifully in this flavorful pasta sauce recipe from our Test Kitchen.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Make a slit in each tomato. Place tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute; drain. When cool enough to handle, remove skins and discard. Seed and chop tomatoes; set aside., Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, saute the green pepper, onion and garlic in oil for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Stir in the tomatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. , Stir in basil and oregano. Drain pasta; toss with tomato mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291 calories, Fat 9g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 319mg sodium, Carbohydrate 48g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: spaghetti, olive oil, garlic, cherry tomato, salt, pepper, white wine, parmesan cheese, fresh basil
Provided by Jody Duits
Categories Dinner
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water until it's al dente. Reserve 1 cup (235 ml) of the pasta water before draining.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, heat olive oil in a large pan (it should be large enough to toss the pasta in). Add garlic and tomatoes, and stir until well-incorporated. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook tomatoes down for 5 minutes until they soften and release some of their juices.
- Then add the wine and allow that to reduce for 5-10 minutes until you're left with a syrupy sauce.
- Add the pasta to your sauce, along with a splash of pasta water and toss to coat it for about 1-2 minutes so the pasta finishes cooking and absorbs the flavor of the sauce.
- Add the parmesan and basil. Add another small splash of pasta water, if needed. Toss until the cheese is melted down and you're left with a smooth sauce.
- Gradually add small amounts of pasta water, as needed, until the sauce reaches your desired smoothness.
- Top off with extra parmesan and basil and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 631 calories, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 14 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 24 grams, Sugar 6 grams
FRESH HERB TOMATO SAUCE
Make and share this Fresh Herb Tomato Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef Capani
Categories Sauces
Time 25m
Yield 4 cups, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a sauce pan over medium heat.
- Add garlic, onion, and red pepper flakes (if using).
- Cook until onion is translucent (about 2 - 3 minutes).
- Add tomato sauce, water, and sugar.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add basil, oregano, thyme, and parsley. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and enjoy!
SPAGHETTI WITH FRESH TOMATO SAUCE
When my mom made this spaghetti sauce, the house would smell so good that I'd open the windows to torture the neighbors. It even tastes wonderful the next day, when the flavors have really melded. -Vera Schulze, Holbrook, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a 6-qt. stockpot, heat oil over medium heat; saute onion until tender, 4-6 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 20-25 minutes. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain., Stir 1/4 cup basil and, if desired, sugar into sauce. Serve over spaghetti. Top with cheese and additional basil. Freeze option: Freeze cooled sauce in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 607mg sodium, Carbohydrate 55g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 10g protein.
Tips:
- Use ripe, flavorful tomatoes for the best flavor. If you can, use tomatoes that are in season and locally grown.
- If you don't have fresh herbs, you can use dried herbs instead. Just use about 1/3 of the amount of dried herbs that you would use fresh.
- If you want a thicker sauce, simmer it for longer. You can also add a cornstarch slurry or a little bit of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Serve the pasta with a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese and some crusty bread.
Conclusion:
This pasta with fresh tomato herb sauce is a quick and easy meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. It is also a delicious and versatile dish that can be served with a variety of different toppings. So next time you are looking for a simple but flavorful pasta dish, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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