I make something very similar to this recipe and I absolutely love it!! Rather than use vegetable oil I use olive oil. I also use fresh basil instead of dried and I use fresh plum tomatoes from the garden seeded and diced. I saute some garlic in olive oil add the diced tomatoes salt pepper some of the basil and let it cook for a few minutes (not too long). Then I toss penne with the tomatoes garlic and basil and add the remaining basil. It is a great summer pasta dish using fresh ingredients from the garden. I just made it again last night!
I make something very similar to this recipe and I absolutely love it!! Rather than use vegetable oil I use olive oil. I also use fresh basil instead of dried and I use fresh plum tomatoes from the garden seeded and diced. I saute some garlic in olive oil add the diced tomatoes salt pepper some of the basil and let it cook for a few minutes (not too long). Then I toss penne with the tomatoes garlic and basil and add the remaining basil. It is a great summer pasta dish using fresh ingredients from the garden. I just made it again last night!
Love, love, LOVE this recipe. I used whole wheat spaghetti, sautéed the tomatoes for a few min, added white cooking wine and cut back on the oil. I also took out the garlic after the pasta was done, chopped it and added it to the tomatoes with some garlic powder. I sprinkled it with some fat-free parmesan "topping" and it was great. So quick, and so tasty.
I am Italian so I really liked this version of "macaroni & oil"! I added some salt and garlic powder to the tomato toss and used whole wheat angel hair pasta also a little more oil and heated it all through. Served it with parmesan and ate the whole thing myself! Excellent thanks for a nice dish to use up garden tomatoes!
This is one of my favorite "end of the summer when tomatoes are abundant and delicious" recipes. I use more than one tomato per 8 ounces of pasta lots of garlic and fresh basil. Leftover sauce is superb on grilled chicken or fish.
Not bad. I used cherry tomatoes halved but otherwise followed the recipe as written.
Quick and easy Italian dish. I use lots of garlic. Keep it simple.
Very simple ingredients but very good results! I had everything on hand so I tried this one. Used olive oil and garlic powder. Thanks! Added some grated parmesan to it too.
It's easy and quick to make. I used a tbs of olive oil.
My daughter does not like garlic so I couldn't add the garlic to our pasta water. However I followed the recipe as written and sprinkled garlic salt on mine after plated and it was fantastic. I think JCC's adaptation sounds good too so will probably try that next. Great simple and fresh pasta recipe. Thanks!
We did not care for this. Too bland. I guess we like a stronger tomato taste with our pasta. Will not do it again
