One-Pot Pasta with Quick Tomato Sauce

Name: One-Pot Pasta with Quick Tomato Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 , onion, peeled and chopped fine; 1 teaspoon, table salt; 4 , garlic cloves, peeled and minced; 1 , (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes, opened; ¼ teaspoon, sugar; 3¾ cups, penne pasta; 3 cups, water; ¼ cup chopped, fresh basil; Grated, Parmesan cheese

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Cooking the pasta and the sauce in the same pot means more flavor and fewer dishes—a win/win for the whole family!

SERVES4

TIME50 minutes

WHAT KIDS ARE SAYING“Tastes better than normal pasta. Less chunky in a good way.” —Zoe, recipe tester, age 13

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Garlic is a big part of what gives this pasta its delicious flavor. Garlic's flavor is only released when its cell walls are broken, either by crushing or chopping. It triggers a chemical reaction that creates a special compound called alli...

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