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Pasta Napoletana

Pasta Napoletana is a deliciously simple recipe that's basically the garden on your plate. It comes together easily, and it's so good!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 329kcal
Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Get out and measure your ingredients.
    Overhead photo of all the ingredients needed to make Pasta Napoletana.
  • Preheat a frying pan over medium high heat.
  • Use this time to prepare the roma tomatoes. Slice 2 of the tomatoes into quarters (step 5) and small dice the remaining tomato. (step8)
  • Once hot, add olive oil to the pan and swirl to coat. Next, add diced onion and grated carrot. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Push carrot and onions to the sides of the pan to leave an empty space in the center.
    diced onion and grated carrot added to a hot pan over medium heat. Once cooked, the onion and carrot is pushed to the sides leaving the center empty.
  • Add Roma tomatoes to the pan skin side down.
    Roma tomatoes added to the empty area in the middle of the pan. Roma tomatoes are placed skin side down.
  • Sear for 4 minutes, then stir to combine. Stir in the tomato paste.
    Seared Roma tomatoes mixed into the carrot and onion.
  • Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute.
    garlic and red pepper flakes added to the pan.
  • Lower the heat to low.
    Garlic and red pepper flakes mixed into the tomatoes, onion and carrot over low heat.
  • Next, pour in the canned tomatoes, oregano, parsley, salt, and pepper.
    Canned tomatoes, oregano, parsley, salt, and pepper added to the pan.
  • Stir and cover. Simmer for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, use a fork to lightly mash the tomatoes.
    Ready pasta sauce in a pan.
  • Meanwhile, cook the pasta Al dente in salted water according to package instructions.Drain and place on top of sauce.
    Cooked pasta Al dente added to the top of the pasta sauce in the pan.
  • Add basil.
    Chopped basil added to the top of the cooked noodles in the pan.
  • Stir to combine.
    Noodles, basil and pasta sauce mixed together in a pan.
  • Top with shredded parmesan.
    Pasta Napoletana served in a large round plate on a table. The pasta is topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
  • Serve.
    Closeup overhead photo of Pasta Napoletana served in a white bowl with a fork. The pasta is topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
  • Enjoy every bite.
    Closeup photo of a forkful of Pasta Napoletana. The fork is held above a plate of pasta.

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Notes

Pork Chops and Pasta is the perfect meal in any household. 

Nutrition

Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 466mg | Potassium: 397mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2112IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg