GARLICKY TOMATO PASTA

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Use your cupboard ingredients for a vegetarian treat for two

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories     Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Side dish, Snack, Supper

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 small new potatoes , quartered, or a large baking potato peeled and cut into small chunks
200g pasta shells (about 2 large handfuls)
4 medium tomatoes , the riper the better
3 tbsp good quality olive oil
1 fat clove of garlic , finely chopped or crushed
a pinch of crushed chillies or chilli powder
grated cheese , whatever you have, to serve

Steps:

  • Pour a boiled kettleful of water into a medium pan, salt the water and bring it back to the boil over a highish heat. Tip the potatoes into the water and boil for 5 minutes. Tip the pasta into the same water, give it a stir and continue to boil everything for about 10 minutes or until the pasta and potatoes feel soft when prodded with a fork.
  • While the pasta is cooking, chop the tomatoes into chunky pieces, then chop them a little bit more, as you would for a salsa. Scrape the tomatoes and their juice off the board into a bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper and mix in the olive oil, garlic and crushed chilli until it's all amalgamated.
  • When the pasta and potatoes are cooked, toss them in the bowl with the tomato sauce until evenly coated. Divide the pasta between two bowls and serve with a sprinkling of grated cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 617 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 102 grams carbohydrates, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 16 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium

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