TOMATO SAUCE WITH ROTINI

Tomato Sauce With Rotini image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dinner, easy, quick, pastas, main course

Time 20m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

4 pounds ripe tomatoes
4 tablespoons coarsely chopped, fresh oregano leaves or 4 teaspoons dried leaves
1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
8 cloves garlic
1 1/3 cups fresh basil leaves, tightly packed
2/3 cup good-quality olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
3 pounds rotini or other spiral macaroni
2 cups finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Cut tomatoes into large chunks; remove seeds. Put one-fourth of the tomatoes, oregano, parsley, garlic, basil, olive oil and black pepper in food processor or blender and blend until smooth. Set aside and repeat until all ingredients are used; combine and either set aside or refrigerate several hours or overnight.
Cook rotini according to package instructions until al dente in one or two pots of boiling water. Drain and serve while piping hot, with sauce either at room temperature or cold.
Pass the cheese around.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 960, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 141 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 10 grams, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 414 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams