Red Wine Tomato Pasta

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 cup dry red wine
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 12 ounces uncooked thin spaghetti
• 1 (4 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• chopped fresh basil
• freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 sauté garlic in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat 1 minute or until lightly browned. carefully stir in wine and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes or until thickened.
• 2 cook pasta according to package directions; drain. stir together hot pasta, mozzarella cheese, and 1/3 cup parmesan cheese in a large serving bowl, tossing to coat until cheeses start to melt. pour tomato sauce over pasta mixture, and toss to combine. serve immediately with desired toppings.
• 3 red wine-tomato-and-steak pasta: prepare sauce as directed. stir 2 cups thinly sliced cooked steak into tomato mixture before simmering. simmer 20 minutes or until thickened. substitute 12 ounces penne pasta for thin spaghetti.
• 4 wine-tomato-and-clam pasta: prepare sauce as directed, substituting dry wine for red wine. stir in 2 drained (6.5-ounce) cans chopped clams to tomato mixture just before tossing with pasta mixture.