Easy Tomato, Basil and Mascarpone Pasta Recipe
A rich and indulgent pasta (fusilli) in tomato, basil and mascarpone sauce makes for a fantastic dinner that tastes delicious but is gloriously quick and easy to make!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 787kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g Pasta 7oz (I use Fusilli)
- 1 Small-Medium Shallot 35g
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Red Chilli Pepper Go as hot or mild as you like
- 25 g Butter 2 tablespoon
- 75 ml Marsala Wine ⅓ Cup
- 200 g Tomato Passata ¾ Cup
- 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
- ¼ teaspoon Salt Plus Extra to Boil the Pasta
- ⅛ teaspoon Sugar
- 75 g Mascarpone Cheese ¼ Cup
- Handful of Fresh Basil Leaves
Instructions
- Begin by bringing a 20cm or 8" saucepan of well-salted water to a boil (I use 1½ teaspoons of salt in a pan this size).
- Cut the shallot in half, peel it and then dice it as finely as you can.
- Peel the garlic cloves and chop them into a dice as small as you can.
- Remove the stem and the seeds from the chilli and cut it into a small dice.
- Heat a 30cm or 12" frying pan over a medium-high heat, and when it is hot, add the butter.
- Once the butter begins to foam, add the shallots, garlic and chilli, then cook for 1-2 minutes. You are not aiming to colour these ingredients, so if they begin to colour, reduce the heat a little.
- Pour the marsala wine into the pan with the shallots and cook for two minutes.
- As soon as you add the wine, throw the pasta into the boiling water and cook until al dente, which should take 9-10 minutes.
- After the wine has cooked for 2 minutes and has been reduced a little, add the passata, dried basil, salt, and sugar, then cook over a low to medium heat until you are ready to drain the pasta.
- Stir the mascarpone cheese through the tomato sauce just before you drain the pasta.
- Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water, then stir the pasta and most of the whole basil leaves through the sauce, adding as much of the pasta water as required.
- Garnish with some small basil leaves and serve immediately.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 787kcal | Carbohydrates: 108g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 782mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g
