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Pantry Tomato Pasta with Cilantro & Lemon

By Lindsey Baruch

5 from 1 vote

on May 04, 2020, Updated Nov 29, 2022

All about this 10 ingredient pantry tomato pasta mixed with chopped cilantro, lemon and quick tomato sauce with onions & garlic. Comes together super quickly and is filled with a looot of flavor. Use your favorite pasta and get goin’.

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5 from 1 vote

Pantry Tomato Pasta with Cilantro & Lemon

By: Lindsey Baruch

All about this 10 ingredient pantry tomato pasta mixed with chopped cilantro, lemon and quick tomato sauce with onions & garlic

Prep: 10 minutes mins

Cook: 18 minutes mins

Total: 28 minutes mins

Servings: 4

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Ingredients 

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• ▢ 1/2 pound penne
• ▢ 1/2 white onion
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves
• ▢ 1/4 th cup olive oil
• ▢ 5 to 6 roma tomatoes, any will do though
• ▢ 1/2 bundle cilantro, finely chopped
• ▢ 1/4 cup pasta water, more if needed
• ▢ 1/2 bundle basil, for topping
• ▢ juice of 1 lemon
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

Instructions 

• Roughly chop your onion, garlic, tomatoes and cilantro.
• In a pot, cook your pasta according to the package instructions – reserve pasta water.
• Heat another skillet with olive oil and add in your onion, garlic and tomatoes. Add the remaining olive oil. Let everything combine together – season with salt and pepper. Let it reduce and thicken for about 20-30 minutes.
• Next, add in your chopped cilantro and lemon juice. Add your cooked pasta in with your reserved pasta water. Stir well, plate and top with basil.

Nutrition

Calories: 233kcal, Carbohydrates: 47g, Protein: 8g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 0.2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Sodium: 9mg, Potassium: 339mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 646IU, Vitamin C: 12mg, Calcium: 27mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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