Pasta and Simple Tomato Sauce

Name: Pasta and Simple Tomato Sauce
Yield: Dresses 3/4 pound pasta; serves 3
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: , 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes or 1 can whole tomatoes ( not packed in puree or sauce); 2 medium cloves, garlic, peeled; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons, coarsely chopped fresh basil leaves (about 8 leaves); 1/4 teaspoon, granulated sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons, table salt; 3/4 pound, pasta

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 1997

Main Courses

Europe

Italian

Pasta, Grains, Rice & Beans

We test the best method for making a quick, simple pasta sauce using only canned tomatoes, garlic, salt, olive oil, a dash of sugar, and basil.

SERVESDresses 3/4 pound pasta; 3

TIME50 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Given that good fresh tomatoes are a rare commodity and that we wanted a tomato sauce recipe that home cooks could use year-round, we decided to use canned tomatoes. After conducting a number of tests, we determined the crucial ingredients ...

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