Speedrun Pasta - Quick Pasta Recipe

Only 30 minutes to create 10 pasta meals from scratch!? (Using dried pasta - we're not making pasta from scratch). Check out this speedrun series I'm calling Italian Summer Pasta using a roasted cherry tomato with garlic sauce and fresh basil for a quick pasta recipe.

Meal prep is a great way to save time during the week, but sometimes we don't want to slave over the stove on our weekends. This isn't one delicious meal in 30 minutes - it's lunch for the week.

Speed isn't everything, though. We're not taking shortcuts on flavour with our sautéed onions and seasoned ground chicken. This is a bright, fresh-tasting pasta that tastes even better knowing you didn't have to use sauce from the store.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs cherry tomatoes

• 1 lbs ground chicken

• 1 large onion

• 1 head of garlic

• 1/2 tsp paprika (or more to taste)

• 1/2 tsp cardamom (or more to taste)

• 1 tbsp salt (or more to taste)

• 1/2 tsp black pepper (or more to taste)

• 4 tbsp olive oil, divided

• 2 lbs rotini pasta (two packs)

• 20g basil

Directions

• Set your oven to broil.

• Line a deep baking sheet with aluminum foil and spread out your tomatoes.

• Peel and add garlic.

• Coat with 75% of your oil, season with salt & pepper.

• Place in oven and stir every 10 minutes or so until the tomatoes are beautifully roasted and start to split open.

• Heat a large skillet and season with the rest of your oil.

• Add diced onions and sauté until soft and golden.

• Add your ground chicken, and season with paprika and cardamom.

• Stir until chicken is thoroughly cooked, about 10 minutes.

• Heat a large pot of water to boiling, and add your pasta.

• Drain when perfectly al dente (still firm enough to be reheated through the week).

• Add your tomato sauce and cooked chicken when each are ready.

• Dice up your basil and combine.

• Enjoy!

Check out the video below for tips and tricks!