Spaghetti pasta. How to cook, make from tomato paste, tomatoes. Recipe

Group categories: Italian cuisine

Italian families eat pasta every day, so for quick preparation of spaghetti with a delicious bright sauce, there are many very simple and varied recipes based on fresh or canned tomatoes, with the obligatory addition of various types of cheeses, herbs and aromatic spices.

Many simple and healthy dishes can be made in just a few minutes from affordable and quite budget-friendly ingredients, while other recipes for classic Italian sauces require longer cooking times and a long list of ingredients. In any case, the bright and aromatic result is perfect for a hearty lunch or family dinner.

With tomato sauce

Spaghetti pasta (this version of the popular Italian sauce can be prepared from fresh tomatoes, canned pasta or tomatoes in their own juice) goes well with various vegetables and herbs.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

For this light, flavorful sauce for 1 package of spaghetti, you will need the following ingredients:

1.2 kg of fresh meaty tomatoes;
1-2 onions;
3 cloves of garlic;
30 ml olive oil;
20 ml balsamic or natural wine vinegar;
2 tsp. salt;
0.5 tsp. mixtures of red and black freshly ground pepper;
100 g of grated hard cheese with a piquant taste;
1 large bunch of fresh basil.

Step-by-step cooking process

First you need to wash and dry all the vegetable components:

Peeled onions and garlic should be finely chopped, fry until soft and acquire a light caramel color, stirring occasionally.
Next, add crushed or finely chopped tomatoes and simmer for about 10-12 minutes.
Then you need to season the tomato mass with salt, spices and vinegar, continue to simmer with occasional stirring.
Leaves and tender stems of basil should be finely chopped, leaving some to decorate the finished dish, add to the sauce, stir, reduce heat to minimum, and cover the dish with a lid.
You can simmer the sauce under the lid over very low heat until the spaghetti is half cooked, then combine the pasta with the vegetable dressing and mix thoroughly.
If necessary, you can dilute the thick sauce with pasta liquid, heat the dish for 2 minutes, turn off the heat and place on plates.

What can I add?

You can enhance the basic tomato sauce by adding green peas, sweet corn or bell pepper slices.

You can also prepare the dish with arugula and spinach leaves, which will enrich the flavor of the basil and add additional flavor and texture to the sauce.

How to serve a dish

Each serving of hot spaghetti with tomato sauce should be generously sprinkled with grated hard cheese and garnished with delicate fragrant basil leaves.

Spaghetti with shrimp in tomato sauce

You can cook spaghetti with shrimp and tomato sauce. The dish is prepared quickly, it turns out tasty and healthy.

300 gr. spaghetti;
300 gr. peeled shrimp;
4 tomatoes;
2 cloves of garlic;
2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
1 bunch of parsley;
2 tablespoons soy sauce;
black pepper, lemon zest to taste;
frying oil;

Peel the tomatoes. To make this easier to do, the tomatoes must first be blanched in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Finely chop the peeled tomatoes, collecting the juice, or put them through a blender.

Bolognese sauce recipe

Spaghetti pasta (which Italians began preparing since time immemorial) is very popular in the northern regions with Bolognese sauce.

Every good housewife has her favorite signature recipes for preparing this authentic stew, so there is no single version of the dish.

Composition of ingredients

For this hearty and colorful dish, you can prepare the sauce in advance from a set of required ingredients, taken in the following proportions:

250 g dry spaghetti;
600 g mixed minced pork and beef;
100 g smoked brisket or bacon;
500 g canned tomatoes in their own juice;
2-3 pods of sweet bell pepper;
1 large onion;
2-3 cloves of garlic;
25 ml olive oil;
2.5 tsp. salt;
0.5 tsp. freshly ground black pepper;
0.5 tsp. dry crushed oregano;
1 bunch of fresh parsley and basil;
100 g of hard piquant cheese.

Step-by-step cooking process

To prepare this dish, you need to start preparing the sauce in advance so that it has time to simmer on the stove and boil down:

The peeled onion should be chopped into small cubes and fried with finely chopped smoked brisket or bacon in olive oil in a deep, thick frying pan.
When the onion is slightly browned, you need to add crushed and finely chopped garlic cloves to the pan and fry while stirring for about 2 minutes.
Now you should put the mixed minced meat into a bowl, distributing and kneading it with a fork to prevent sticking, fry over low heat for about 10-12 minutes, add the required amount of salt and pepper to taste.
Next, you need to clean the sweet pepper pods from the membranes and seeds, remove the stalks, cut the pulp into small pieces of the same size, place in the meat mixture and fry until soft for about 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
The fruits of canned tomatoes must be freed from the hard skin, crushed in a blender to a homogeneous puree, and pour in all the fried ingredients along with the juice.
Next, bring the liquid to a low boil, reduce the heat to minimum, add herbs and spices to the sauce, and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, you can cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water until al dente, drain the liquid, or drain the pasta in a colander.
Now you need to place the pasta in the sauce, mix gently and heat for about 1-2 minutes so that the pasta is saturated with flavors
All that remains is to grate the hard cheese into a fine or medium grater and chop the greens.

What can I add?

You can add fresh champignons or wild mushrooms to the dish, which will add variety to the taste and texture of the sauce. Canned tomatoes in their own juice can be replaced with fresh tomatoes, increasing their quantity. You can not fry the sweet bell pepper pods, but puree them in a blender along with the tomatoes, after finely chopping the peeled vegetables.

You can use grilled pods by removing the skin. This will give the sauce a new rich taste and a light smoky aroma.

Also a good aromatic addition would be adding stalk celery, natural red wine and a sprig of rosemary to the sauce.

How to serve a dish

The finished dish must be immediately placed into heated portioned plates, generously sprinkled with grated piquant cheese and chopped parsley and basil on top.

Recipes for spaghetti with meat at home

You can make either beef spaghetti or pork spaghetti. Use the meat you like best. The list of ingredients will indicate one type, but you can easily replace it - there will be no difference in the instructions.

Spaghetti with meat in tomato sauce

Required ingredients:

Beef – 0.5 kg;
Dry “pasta” – 250 g;
Tomato paste – 1 large spoon;
Butter – 50 g;
Medium tomatoes - 3 pieces;
Vegetable oil (olive is best) – 3 large spoons;
Soy sauce – 3 large spoons;
Onions, some people like more onions with meat, but in our recipe there is 1 head;
Lemon – ½ piece;
A couple of cloves of garlic;
Spices to taste;
Thyme - several sprigs.

Step-by-step cooking scheme:

Cook the pasta a little so that it remains firm and firm (al dente);
Cut the beef into small cubes across the grain. Fry it until golden brown, then remove from heat;
In a separate frying pan, fry finely chopped onion and garlic in butter;
Cut the tomatoes into slices and add to the onions and garlic;
Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste and a couple of thyme sprigs to the vegetables and simmer under a closed lid over medium heat for 2-3 minutes;
Now place the half-cooked beef in the pan;
Pour soy sauce and the juice of half a lemon into the dish;
Season with salt and pepper to taste;
Leave everything to simmer covered for 10-15 minutes until done;
5 minutes before it’s ready, add the boiled noodles to the frying pan, mix it with vegetables and meat and simmer all together a little more.

If you want to cook spaghetti with meat in a slow cooker, then do all the same steps, switching modes from boiling to frying and then to stewing.

That’s it, after a while you can put the finished delicacy on plates! A wonderful recipe for spaghetti with beef and tomato sauce, prepared by your caring hands at home, will certainly delight your family and friends. Bon appetit!

Recipe for spaghetti with meat and cheese

Required ingredients:

Pork – 500 g;
“Pasta” – 250 g dry;
Soft cheese (you can take “Viola”) – 150 g;
Medium fat sour cream – 100 g;
Hard cheese, you can take homemade - 100-150 g;
Water – 1 glass;
Vegetable oil (preferably olive) – 3 large spoons;
Salt, pepper - to taste.

Step-by-step cooking instructions:

Cook the “noodles” a little so that they remain elastic and slightly damp (al dente);
Cut the meat into small cubes across the grain. Fry it in a small amount of oil until crusty. Pepper and salt to taste;
Add a glass of water to the pan so that the meat is now stewed rather than fried. Keep it like this under a closed lid over medium heat for 5-7 minutes;
Grate the melted cheese on a fine grater. Mix it with sour cream and add the resulting mass to the frying pan with the meat;
Mix the pork and sauce thoroughly and simmer over low heat for another 7 minutes;
Place the pre-boiled “pasta” on a plate and place the meat in cheese sauce on it;
To make the dish even more “cheesy,” sprinkle the portion with finely grated hard cheese on top.

So, spaghetti with pork and cheese is ready, you can call everyone to the table and enjoy the Italian delicacy!

In creamy garlic sauce

Spaghetti pasta (you can cook delicious and varied versions of Italian cuisine at least every day) goes well with a simple creamy sauce, which can become the basis for more complex dishes.

Spaghetti pasta in creamy garlic sauce.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

This quick and satisfying dish requires a minimum set of the following ingredients:

Sauce base	Products	Quantity
	Heavy cream	0.5 tbsp.
	Butter or ghee	2 tbsp. l.
	Hard spicy cheese	100 g
	Garlic	2 cloves
Spices	Salt	2 pinches
Spices	Ground white pepper	0.5 tsp.
Paste	Spaghetti	200 g

Step-by-step cooking process

This version of a quick, tender sauce will be ready while the water is boiling and the spaghetti is cooked until al dente:

In a saucepan, you need to melt the butter, fry the garlic, cut into thin slices, until it has a light caramel color so that it gives all the flavor to the oil, after which you can take it out and throw it away.
Now you need to pour heavy cream into the saucepan, reduce the heat and heat, stirring, without bringing to a boil.
Next, add salt and spices to the sauce, do not remove from very low heat until the spaghetti is ready.
Then the semi-finished pasta must be removed from the liquid and placed in a saucepan with sauce, sprinkle with half of the grated cheese, increase the heat, and heat all components for 2 minutes.

What can I add?

You can add pieces of bacon or smoked brisket to this delicate sauce, which will add additional nutrition and flavor to the dish.

How to serve a dish

Spaghetti in cream sauce should be immediately placed in warm flat plates, each serving should be additionally sprinkled with grated Parmesan. You can decorate the dish with a few delicate leaves of fresh herbs.

Sicilian recipe with eggplant in tomato sauce

Spaghetti pasta (this dish, popular in different parts of the world, can be prepared with a wide variety of sauces) can be a dietary and healthy light lunch or a hearty dinner.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

To prepare Sicilian vegetable sauce for 1 pack of spaghetti, you need to take a set of vegetables and the following products:

3 medium sized eggplants;
1 onion;
75 ml olive oil;
50 g natural tomato paste;
3-4 cloves of garlic;
1 tbsp. l. dry crushed oregano;
1 tsp. salt;
1 tsp. granulated sugar;
250-400 ml meat or vegetable broth;
1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper;
1-2 pinches of red hot pepper;
1 large bunch of fresh basil;
50-70 g hard grated cheese.

Step-by-step cooking process

Preparing the dish begins with preparing the vegetables, which should be washed, dried and peeled:

Chop the onion into small cubes and fry in a deep large frying pan until soft.
Then add the diced eggplants, season with salt and pepper and dry herbs to taste, fry over high heat until golden brown, stirring the pieces occasionally to ensure even cooking.
Next, you need to fry tomato paste and finely chopped garlic together with vegetables, add the remaining spices with granulated sugar and chopped basil stems.
After this, you need to pour warm broth over the vegetables, stir, reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid, and simmer the dish for 20 minutes.
In the meantime, you need to cook the pasta until half cooked, drain the water and add the spaghetti to the pan with the sauce, which, if necessary, can be diluted a little with hot starchy liquid.
After 2 min. you need to turn off the heat, sprinkle the dish with chopped basil, mix again and serve.

What can I add?

You can also use fresh tomatoes or canned tomatoes in their own juice in this recipe.

You can use pre-frozen broth and add wild mushrooms to the sauce to make the dish more nutritious.

Also appropriate in this sauce would be olives cut into rings or olives, which should be added along with the herbs at the last stage.

How to serve a dish

Spaghetti with Sicilian vegetable sauce should be placed on flat serving plates, sprinkled generously with grated cheese and garnished with fresh herb leaves.

Pasta with chicken in tomato sauce

Another hearty dish option is spaghetti with chicken and tomato sauce.

300 gr. spaghetti;
1 tablespoon vegetable oil;
1 clove of garlic;
200 gr. chicken fillet;
1 onion;
1 tablespoon of tomato paste;
salt, a mixture of ground peppers, fresh parsley - to taste;
50 gr. hard cheese for serving.

Let the spaghetti cook. At the same time, prepare the sauce in a frying pan. Finely chop the onion and fry it in vegetable oil. Along with the onion, add very finely chopped garlic to the frying pan. Fry for a short time - no more than 3-4 minutes, the vegetables should not burn.

Place chicken fillet cut into small cubes on the onion. Fry for three minutes, stirring with a wooden spatula. Add tomato paste, season with pepper and salt. Add half a glass of cold water and simmer the chicken fillet in the sauce for 10 minutes over low heat.

By this time the spaghetti will be ready. Place them in a colander and place them in a frying pan into the sauce with the chicken. Stir, heat and place on plates. Sprinkle each serving with grated cheese.

Creamy spaghetti with seafood

Spaghetti pasta goes very well with the delicate flavor of the creamy sauce, which can easily be prepared with shrimp or seafood cocktail, turning a simple, familiar dish into an exquisite delicacy.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

For this delicious dietary dish you will need a set of the following ingredients in approximate proportions:

1 tbsp. cream;
50 ml olive oil;
2 cloves of garlic;
200 g mussels;
300 g shrimp;
30 ml butter or ghee;
1 tsp. salt;
0.5 tsp. ground white lemon pepper;
2-3 pinches of freshly ground black pepper;
0.5 tsp. chopped dry oregano;
1 pinch of thyme;
100 g hard cream cheese;
1 small bunch of fresh, tender parsley.

Step-by-step cooking process

Seafood must first be defrosted and dried. Before you start preparing the sauce, you can let the spaghetti cook.

Further:

In a deep, large frying pan, you need to heat 2 types of oil and quickly fry the garlic, cut into slices, and then remove and discard.
Place a seafood cocktail in aromatic garlic oil and cook over moderate heat for 3-4 minutes, turning occasionally for even frying.
Then pour cream over the mussels and shrimp, increase the heat slightly, and simmer along with herbs and spices, without bringing the liquid to a boil.
To thicken the hot creamy sauce, add half of the grated hard cheese and stir until completely dissolved.
Now you can combine the spaghetti with the sauce by placing them in a frying pan, stir and heat the dish.

What can I add?

You can use any seafood for this sauce. Some chopped fresh parsley can be added to the sauce along with the cheese. You can additionally decorate the dish with olives.

How to serve a dish

Ready-made creamy spaghetti should be immediately placed on plates, sprinkling each portion with the remaining grated cheese, and garnished with tender parsley leaves.

In the kitchen from sb.by

We decided to diversify the recipe by adding some smoked bacon to the cheese and vegetables - we cut it into thin slices so that it would be cooked in time. Feta in our arsenal is with cilantro, and that’s not all greens. To freshen up the recipe, we added fresh basil to the sauce. Since the portion was for several people, we placed the food in the mold in a non-standard way: we placed the cheese not in the middle, but on top of the slices. At the same time, the block was divided into several parts so that the feta, while softening, soaked the vegetables. Provencal herbs were sprinkled on top. Since our mold turned out to be completely filled, we decided to cook at a lower temperature, but for a longer time - it turned out to be about 40 minutes at 150 ℃. The resulting mixture was mixed with the paste and began to be tasted.

The taste of the popular pasta from social networks turned out to be an acquired taste. The point is the cheese - it gives the dish a slight sourness and a refreshing aroma. The combination with smoked meat is very unusual - we recommend trying to cook pasta with bacon. And if you like more classic cheese pairings, swap out the feta for a less specific option. Bon appetit!

Spinach sauce

A dietary and healthy traditional Italian dish is very easy to prepare from spaghetti with a bright green spinach sauce, to which you can add any wild mushrooms or champignons for flavor and satiety.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

For this light dish with a bright, rich color and taste, you need the following products:

1 package of spaghetti;
400 g frozen spinach;
200-300 g of mushrooms;
1 onion;
1 tbsp. cream or full-fat milk;
25 ml vegetable oil;
25 g butter or ghee;
1.5 tsp. salt;
0.5 tsp. mixtures of black and white ground pepper;
100 g of hard creamy or piquant cheese.

Step-by-step cooking process

You can start preparing the sauce for this quick and simple dish at the same time you start boiling the pasta:

The peeled onion must be chopped into thin half rings and placed in oil heated in a large deep frying pan, fry until soft, stirring occasionally.
Then add thinly sliced mushrooms to the onion and fry over high heat until golden.
Next, reduce the heat slightly, place chopped spinach in the pan, cover the dish with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes.
After this, you need to salt and pepper all the ingredients, mix well and bring to readiness.
Now you need to pour cream or milk into the frying pan, distribute it evenly throughout, reduce the heat and heat all the ingredients without bringing the sauce to a boil.
Finally, you need to sprinkle the dish with some grated cheese, keep it on the fire until completely melted, stirring the sauce.
After this, you can combine the spaghetti with sauce in a frying pan or lay it out in layers on a common dish.

What can I add?

To reduce the calorie content of this recipe, you can use natural yogurt or low-fat sour cream with cottage cheese to prepare the sauce, and sprinkle the finished dish with grated low-fat cheese.

At the very end, you can pour lemon juice over the spaghetti with spinach sauce and sprinkle with grated zest, which will give the dish freshness and additional flavor.

How to serve a dish

The finished bright dish should be served hot, generously sprinkling each serving with grated cheese.

Wine-tomato spicy sauce

This bright, flavorful dish with a spicy, rich sauce can easily be prepared as a meatless or vegetarian option, or served with shrimp or fried bacon.

Preparation next.

Composition of ingredients

To create this Italian sauce you will need the following ingredients:

Sauce base	Ingredients	Quantity
	Fresh tomatoes	800-900 g
	Dry grape wine	250 ml
	Garlic	4 slices
	Olive oil	75 ml
Additionally	Butter	50 g
	Shrimps	400-500 g
	Hard cheese	100 g
Spices	Salt	0.5-1 tsp.
	Granulated sugar	1 tsp.
	Freshly ground black pepper	0.5 tsp.
	Red hot pepper	1 pinch
	Allspice	1 pea
	Oregano	2 pinches
	Dry garlic	0.5 tsp
	Ground sweet paprika	0.5 tsp.
	Nutmeg	2 pinches
	Chopped parsley root	0.5 tsp.
	Rosemary	1 sprig
Greenery	Basil, parsley, cilantro	1 bunch

Step-by-step cooking process

Before you start preparing the sauce, you must prepare all of the following components of the dish:

In a deep, large frying pan you need to heat the oil, add the garlic cut into slices, heat it for 3 minutes, then remove and discard.
Add all the spices to the garlic aromatic oil and fry over medium heat until the aroma develops.
Then you need to add fresh tomatoes cut into small cubes into the saucepan and fry over high heat, stirring constantly.
In parallel with preparing the sauce, you can cook the pasta in a separate pan.
When the tomato mass has boiled down to about half its volume, you need to pour wine into the frying pan, reduce the heat and simmer for another 10-12 minutes, then you should taste the sauce and, if necessary, add the necessary spices, pepper and salt.
In a separate frying pan, you can fry the shrimp in butter, then place them in the tomato-wine sauce for a few minutes.

What can I add?

You can add various vegetable components to this dietary sauce in the form of pieces of sweet or hot pepper, onions cut into half rings, stalked celery, zucchini and eggplant.

How to serve a dish

The finished spaghetti should be placed on plates, sauce with shrimp should be placed on top, and the dish should be sprinkled with grated cheese and chopped fresh herbs.

Useful tips

Spaghetti should be taken from trusted manufacturers who produce a high-quality healthy product from durum wheat, with a protein value of 12 to 14.5%. Boil the pasta in a large volume of salted water, without rinsing it after cooking, so that the sauce sticks better and envelops the pasta. It is enough to drain the liquid or place the product in a colander.

If the spaghetti is to be mixed with the sauce in a frying pan, it is necessary to remove it a little undercooked so that it does not become overcooked when the dish is cooked. The pasta cooking liquid can be used to thin out a sauce that is too thick. Any Italian dish with pasta will benefit from the creamy taste of grated cheese, which should be used to decorate the finished portion.

For spaghetti, it is better to prepare enveloping fatty sauces of medium thickness, and you can decorate the pasta with any fresh herbs; delicate parsley, fresh mint, aromatic basil and spicy thyme go especially well with the cheese taste.