Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce

  4.6 – 165 reviews  

Vegan enchiladas in the casserole style.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  1. 1 (16 ounce) package dry penne pasta
  2. 8 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced
  3. ½ cup Italian dressing, or to taste
  4. ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil
  5. ¼ cup diced red onion
  6. ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 8-10 minutes.
  2. Drain pasta and transfer to a large bowl. Add tomatoes, Italian dressing, basil, red onion, and Parmesan cheese; toss until well coated.
  3. You can use any pasta instead of penne.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 257 kcal
Carbohydrate 47 g
Cholesterol 3 mg
Dietary Fiber 3 g
Protein 10 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium 248 mg
Sugars 3 g
Fat 3 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Maria Jones
Great with Garlic Expressions dressing!
Virginia Thomas
I make this regularly however as suggested use any pasta. We use Angel Hair spaghetti in ours and omit the red onion. We do add shrimp to the dish. Our dinner guests and we love this.
Joshua Castillo
We really enjoyed this, and it is oh-so-easy to make. Roma tomatoes never seem to have good flavor, so I used Campari tomatoes and tried to drain off some of the juice and seeds. Forgot the onion, but it didn’t seem to make that much difference. Fresh, tasty, and perfect for a hot summer day when you don’t want to spend much time in the kitchen.
Timothy Villanueva
This made a great summertime meal. I served it with a fresh tossed salad.
Melissa Carter
I loved this pasta. Light and refreshing.
Robyn Adams
This is the perfect recipe for fresh tomatoes from the garden! I used 3 beefsteak tomatoes and didn’t bother with removing seeds. Made my own Italian Dressing using the dry mix recipe from this site. Served this w Baked Paprika Parmesan Chicken also from this site. What a great combination – my husband and I loved it. Will definitely make again. I think the only change I would make next time is to add a little heat using crushed red pepper flakes.
Julie Perez
I really enjoyed making this recipe for dinner. It was very, very delicious and even my toddler enjoyed it! I did add bits of chicken for extra flavor!!
Megan Young
Really good! I added some garlic powder and it was really good and easy.
Justin Burton
Delicious (I wolfed it down) but could use more oomph. Next time would add minced garlic, cooked chicken pieces, and red pepper flakes. Excellent summer side dish or main course.
Aaron Young
Loved it . Made some adjustments and it is a keeper . I used 1/3 Cup Olive Garden Italian Dressing . Added Italian Parsley with fresh basil . Sautéd the red onion and garlic in Olive oil . Reserved some of the pasta water to add to the mixture when tossing . Also added infused Olive Oil with Basil as well . Key is to make sure the tomatoes are very ripe . Salt and Pepper of course . It was delicious
Ann Bailey
Very tasty. I sautéed some zucchini squash with the garlic for some additional texture and I think it helped.
Caroline Sullivan
This is awesome!!! Love it.
Ashlee Perez
awesome
Thomas Santana
Easy peasy! Replaced Italian dressing with sautéed ingredientes in good olive oil . YUM!!
Edwin Montgomery
Enjoyed it very much! Added a bit of garlic and bell peppers and used Italian seasoning with olive oil and balsamic vinegar instead of store bought Italian dressing. Even better the following day! Will definitely make it again.
Monica Torres
some of the best pasta with healthy greens.
Jason Charles
I used whole wheat pasta instead of bleached, and also 2 cans of diced tomatoes works fine if you don’t have tomatoes! Dried or frozen basil also works well if you don’t have any fresh. I would personally add a tiny bit more cheese next time
Kristina Williams
Beautiful, delicious and easy summertime pasta dish. Thank you!
Ryan Johnson
We make this all the time. If you want to u can dice up a cucumber or toss in some spinach for added veggies
Raymond Pope
Not crazy about it.
David Ray
We used less tomatoes. Needs more dressing next time. But it was good! It had a nice flavor to it. Simple!

 

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