Martha Stewart's One Pot Pasta Meal

Like most people, who love to cook and bake, I have a serious addiction to cookbooks. I especially love cookbooks with full-color photos of each recipe.
 
I've done a fairly good job of controlling my impulsive buying of said cookbooks. But, once in a while, a clever placed internet ad will lure me to "click" and read what's in it.  That's how I discovered this cookbook. Sigh.

Martha Stewart's most recent cookbook, "One Pot: 120+ Easy Meals from Your Skillet, Slow Cooker, Stockpot, and More" became my most recent kindle download to my iPad (which saves a lot of bookshelf space for me).  I bookmarked a few recipes that I wanted to add to my cooking repertoire. Then, I promptly forgot about the cookbook. (Am I the only one who does that?)

Recently, I was doing my weekly shopping at Trader Joe's, and I spotted some fresh basil plants for less than $3.00. Seeing bright green basil and bright red cherry tomatoes, in January, lifted my spirits.  Then, I remembered the Martha Stewart pasta recipe that I had bookmarked.

Assembling this dinner took less than 10 minutes.  It's so simple-- linguine pasta, fresh cherry tomatoes, sliced garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, olive oil, and thinly sliced onion-- and water.

Bring the water to a boil, cook the pasta (stirring frequently with tongs) until the pasta is al dente and the water has almost evaporated-- about 9 minutes.

Season with salt and pepper garnish with torn basil.   Some extra freshly grated  Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and a drizzle of oil oil,  is the perfect finish.  

TASTING NOTES:  This recipe is a keeper, and I strongly urge you to make this!  After a hard day's work, this is one of the fastest and simplest dinners you will serve to your family.  I was pleased with how creamy the pasta sauce was, without any cream!  The red pepper flakes added a nice bit of heat, but it wasn't over the top. Tomatoes and basil are a classic pairing, and has all the flavors of summer.  Hopefully, you can find fresh basil and decent tomatoes during the winter, as I was fortunate enough to do.

 I won't forget about this cookbook so easily, this time.  There are several recipes I have bookmarked such as Shrimp with Tomatoes and Orzo, Spinach Pie, Stir-Fried Chicken with Bok Choy, Lamb Shanks and Potatoes...and more.

A printable recipe card can be found at the very bottom of this post,