Olive Garden Capellini Pomodoro |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 12 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is an incredibly easy, incredibly delicious dish. It is a takeoff from the Olive Garden original. This is a real kid pleaser. If they hate tomatoes, leave them out. It's still delicious. I wanted to add that you almost can't put too much basil in this. I made this again last night and probably used 40 large basil leaves or more, and some fresh parsley that my son picked by mistake. I did note that when I used 6 cloves of garlic, they were small to medium cloves. When they were large, I used only 4. Garlic is a matter of preference, though and you may love 6 large cloves. You can also increase the amount of fresh tomato, but do increase your garlic in proportion. It always amazes me that this dish is so fast and sooooooooooooooo delicious. Ingredients:
8 ounces pasta |
6 garlic cloves, pressed |
salt |
pepper (fresh ground, if possible) |
parmesan. romano cheese or asiago cheese |
2 tablespoons olive oil |
8 fresh tomatoes, diced (or 2 cans diced tomatoes) |
20 fresh basil leaves, diced |
Directions:
1. Boil pasta in salted water and drain.
2. You may process garlic, olive oil, basil leaves, salt and pepper whole in mini chopper or food processor and then stir into drained noodles.
3. Or add garlic, olive oil, and basil. Stir well. Add salt, pepper, and tomatoes.
4. Adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Top with Parmesan, Romano, or Asiago cheese.
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