One Pot Pasta

Easy 15-minute one-pot pasta made with very basic ingredients! This pasta recipe is perfect for busy people, or those of you who don’t like spending too much time in the kitchen, and the lazy cooks! It’s simple, frugal and delicious!

One-Pot Pasta

As a chef and a food blogger, I cook almost every day with no breaks! I love cooking, but one thing that I really hate? Washing up!

This one–pot pasta is one of my go-to dishes that I make on really busy days, when I’m working all day in the office and don’t feel like spending too much time in the kitchen. The whole thing comes together in just 15 minutes, and then there isn’t much washing up to do! Double win!

How do you cook the pasta and the sauce together in one pot?

This is sooo easy! All you have to do is chop up the veggies, throw that in the pot along with the pasta, vegetable stock, and seasonings and cook for 10 minutes! Sounds easy, right? Let’s jump into the recipe!

The ingredients

You will need long pasta (spaghetti, linguine, tagliatelle)

• Pasta
• Yellow onion
• Garlic
• Tomato
• Chili (optional)
• Tomato paste
• Bay leaf
• Dried basil
• Olive oil
• Vegetable stock
• Salt & pepper

And a wide pot or pan! I use my dutch oven.

How to make one-pot pasta

Start by dicing an onion and slicing 2 garlic cloves. Dice the tomato and finely chop a chili if using.

In a wide pot or pan, place all of the ingredients and turn on the heat. You have to make sure that the pasta is fully covered with the liquid. 

Cover with the lid, and let it cook for 8 minutes. Stir the pasta every 2 minutes. Then cook uncovered until the pasta is al dente and the sauce has thickened. You might need to add a little bit of more stock or hot water if the sauce is too thick.

Garnish with chopped parsley or basil leaves, and more salt and pepper if desired.

Easy Family Meal

This pasta makes a wonderful weeknight family dinner. The adults and the kids will love it, and once you make it, you will want to keep making it over and over again.

If you’re cooking for children, just skip adding the red chili.

If you make this recipe, please don’t forget to rate it and share a picture on social media. Tag #LittleSunnyKitchen in your posts as I would really love to see what you make! Thank you for supporting Little Sunny Kitchen, so I can keep sharing my family recipes with you for free

One Pot Pasta

Easy 15-minute one pot pasta made with very basic ingredients! It's simple, frugal and delicious!

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Servings 4

Author Diana

Print Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 lbs (450 grams) Dried pasta
• 1 Yellow onion
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 1 large Tomato
• 1 Chili optional
• 1 tbsp Tomato paste
• 1 Bay leaf
• ½ tsp Dried basil
• 1 tbsp Olive oil
• 4 cups (1 liter) Vegetable stock
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

• Start by dicing an onion and slicing 2 garlic cloves. Dice the tomato and finely chop a chili if using.
• In a wide pot or pan, place all of the ingredients and turn on the heat. You have to make sure that the pasta is fully covered with the liquid.
• Cover with the lid, and let it cook for 8 minutes. Stir the pasta every 2 minutes. Then cook uncovered until the pasta is al dente and the sauce has thickened. You might need to add a little bit of more stock or hot water if the sauce is too thick.
• Garnish with chopped parsley or basil leaves, and more salt and pepper if desired.

Nutrition facts

Calories: 490kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1043mg | Potassium: 476mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1080IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2mg

Course Main dish

Cuisine Italian

©LITTLE SUNNY KITCHEN. Content and photographs are copyright protected. Copying and/or pasting full recipes to any websites or social media is strictly prohibited.