Quick Tomato-Basil Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella

Name: Quick Tomato-Basil Pasta with Fresh Mozzarella
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, extra virgin olive oil; 4 cloves, garlic, minced; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 (28-ounce) can, crushed tomatoes; , 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes; 5 tablespoons, roughly chopped fresh basil; 1/4 teaspoon, sugar; , Table salt; 1 pound, campanelle or fusilli pasta; 8 ounces, fresh mini mozzarella balls, drained and cut in half; 1/3 cup, grated Parmesan cheese

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2006

Like the name implies, this fresh, tasty pasta dish comes together in about 30 minutes for a perfect weeknight meal.

SERVES4

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a quick tomato-basil pasta with fresh mozzarella recipe that had rich flavor and thick texture, we created a sauce using a combination of canned crushed and diced tomatoes. We used fresh mini balls of mozzarella, but we found that large...

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