One-Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

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This one-pot pasta with a tangy tomato-basil sauce is a quick, easy, and convenient weeknight dinner. Simply combine all your ingredients in one pot, stir occasionally, and in about 25 minutes, you’ll have a delicious and healthy meal that the whole family will love.

Active Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Servings:

Nutrition Profile:

Dinner, Pasta, Plant-Based, Vegetarian

Which Pasta Should I Use?

For this recipe, we recommend whole-wheat rotini, but you can also try whole-wheat fusilli, penne, gemelli, cavatappi, or any other short pasta of your choice. Shorter pasta shapes are easier to stir while cooking and tend to stick less than longer shapes.

Ingredients

8 ounces whole-wheat rotini
1 cup water
2 cups low-sodium “no-chicken” broth or chicken broth
1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
6 cups baby kale or baby spinach
½ cup slivered basil
Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions

Step 1

Combine pasta, water, broth, tomatoes, oil, Italian seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and crushed red pepper in a large pot. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.

Step 2

Uncover the pot, reduce the heat to medium-high, and cook the mixture, stirring frequently, for 10 minutes.
Stir in kale and continue cooking, stirring often, until most of the liquid has been absorbed, which takes about 5 to 7 minutes more.
If using spinach, add it after 10 minutes so it cooks in the remaining 2 to 3 minutes.
Finally, stir in the basil. Garnish with Parmesan, if desired.