one pan pasta - the easiest midweek dinner - Cook with Gem

Name: one pan pasta - the easiest midweek dinner - Cook with Gem
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons rapeseed or olive oil; 2 whole stems rosemary; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; quarter teaspoon chilli flakes; 800ml (27 fl ounces) passata or the same volume of canned chopped tomatoes – buy the kind with no added herbs; 700ml (3 cups) boiling water; 350g (12 ounces) wholemeal penne, brown rice or spelt penne is good here; 50ml (quarter cup) milk – any fat % works; A Parmesan rind if you have one; 70g (2.5 ounces) grated Parmesan or mature Cheddar cheese; 60g (2 ounces) basil, stems finely chopped, leaves roughly chopped; Optional – a couple of handfuls rocket (arugula) or watercress, chopped. Or a coffee cup of frozen peas; Red wine vinegar, sea salt and pepper to taste

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This one pan pasta recipe is a perfect healthy fast dinner for busy, frazzled families. You can easily make it vegan, vegetarian.

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons rapeseed or olive oil
2 whole stems rosemary
4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
quarter teaspoon chilli flakes
800ml (27 fl ounces) passata or the same volume of canned chopped tomatoes – buy the kind with no added herbs
700ml (3 cups) boiling water
350g (12 ounces) wholemeal penne, brown rice or spelt penne is good here
50ml (quarter cup) milk – any fat % works
A Parmesan rind if you have one
70g (2.5 ounces) grated Parmesan or mature Cheddar cheese
60g (2 ounces) basil, stems finely chopped, leaves roughly chopped
Optional – a couple of handfuls rocket (arugula) or watercress, chopped. Or a coffee cup of frozen peas
Red wine vinegar, sea salt and pepper to taste