Spaghetti with 5-minute tomato sauce

Name: Spaghetti with 5-minute tomato sauce
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 larges ripe tomatoes; 140 grams spaghetti; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 100 grams diced bacon or lardons; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 50 grams 2-3oz soft fresh rindless goats cheese; 1 handful basil and/or snipped chives

Spaghetti with 5-minute tomato sauce might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 2 servings with 806 calories, 24g of protein, and 48g of fat each. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic cloves, bacon, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 22 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Dinner Tonight: Spaghetti alla Boscaiola (Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce and Mushrooms), Pasta with 30-minute Spaghetti Sauce and Meatballs #MeatballMasters, and 20 Minute Tomato Sauce.

Instructions

Pour boiling water over the tomatoes to cover, leave for 1 min, then drain and slip off the skins. Quarter and seed the tomatoes, then chop the flesh.

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Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the spaghetti and give it a stir. Boil for the timing given on the pack.

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Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan, add the bacon and fry until starting to crisp up.

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Add the garlic, tomatoes, the rest of the oil and pepper and salt, if using.

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Heat through for 1-2 mins until just simmering.

Drain the spaghetti and add to the pan, tossing in the sauce until lightly coated. Divide between two warm soup plates, crumble over the cheese and scatter over the herbs.

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