Pantry Pasta
A delicious Italian pasta dish featuring sweet Italian sausage, cherry tomatoes, and olives, finished with Pecorino cheese and fresh basil. This comforting meal combines pantry staples with fresh ingredients for a quick and satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
- •2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- •8 ounces sweet Italian sausage, casings removed
- •½ medium medium red onion, finely chopped
- •¼ cup torn pitted olives, preferably Castelvetrano
- •1 can (14-ounce) can cherry tomatoes
- •12 ounces spaghetti
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •¼ cup peperoncini, thinly sliced
- •2 ounces Pecorino or Parmesan, finely grated, divided
- •2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- •½ cup torn basil
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Cook sausage, breaking up with a wooden spoon, until cooked through, browned, and crisp in places, 5-8 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl with a slotted spoon. Reduce heat to medium; add onion and olives to skillet. Cook, stirring often, until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, increase heat to medium-high, and cook, mashing tomatoes lightly and stirring often, until juices are slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
16 min
- 2.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water, stirring occasionally, until very al dente, about 6 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
6 min
- 3.
Add pasta and 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid to sauce and cook, tossing, until pasta is al dente and sauce coats noodles. Mix in peperoncini, cooked sausage, and another 1/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Then, tossing constantly, gradually add all but 1/2 cup cheese, followed by butter. Once incorporated, remove from heat and mix in basil. Divide pasta among bowls. Drizzle with oil; top with remaining cheese.
5 min
