Fusilli Pasta With Homemade Marinara Sauce Recipe
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Fusilli pasta with Homemade Marinara sauce recipe has the goodness of herbs and veggies which make it a wholesome dinner one pot meal for weeknights. Flavoured with crushed garlic it gives a tongue numbing experience when enjoyed with Crusty garlic bread. Making marinara sauce at home is definitely time-consuming but the promising aroma is worth the wait. So here you go - Fusilli pasta with home made marinara sauce recipe for those hungry plates.
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Ingredients
- 475 gm Fusilli Pasta uncooked
- ½ Red pimento sliced and sauteed
- 1/2 Capsicum green, sliced and sauteed
- 1 Onion sliced, sauteed, large
- 350 gm Tomatoes canned and chopped, with liquid
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 3 tbsp Olive oil extra virgin
- 2 tsp Basil dried
- Salt as per taste
- ½ tsp Black pepper freshly ground
- ½ tsp Red pepper flakes
- 175 gm Parmesan cheese freshly grated
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Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil on medium heat, and add minced fresh garlic. Lightly brown garlic.
To make Marinara sauce
- Add tomatoes with juice. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer. Stir in basil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.
- Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally, and adjusting seasoning to taste. (If the sauce starts to become too dry, add a little water
Fusilli pasta
- Start Fusilli pasta 15 minutes before sauce is done. Cook pasta until al dente. Once the sauce is done add the sauteed veggies. Mix well.
- Serve by ladling sauce over pasta and sprinkling Parmesan cheese to taste.
Notes
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Recipe Nutrition
Calories: 439 kcal | Carbohydrates: 66 g | Protein: 22 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 5 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Cholesterol: 20 mg | Sodium: 542 mg | Potassium: 407 mg | Fiber: 4 g | Sugar: 5 g | Vitamin A: 1095 IU | Vitamin C: 23 mg | Calcium: 381 mg | Iron: 2 mg
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