8-Ingredient Creamy Tomato Pasta and Toasted Basil Breadcrumbs

5 from 7 votes

You’ll need just 8 basic ingredients for the pasta, that you probably already have in your pantry or fridge. This is perfect for those days when you’re craving something creamy and comforting but also really simple to make!

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings

Calories 408 kcal

Ingredients

Creamy Tomato Pasta

225 g (around 1/2 lb) dry rigatoni pasta or pasta of choice
3 tbsp olive oil plus more for baking
2 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 cups soy milk or other non-dairy milk mine was slightly sweetened
2 tbsp tomato paste
3/4 tsp salt or to taste
2 tbsp nutritional yeast optional
1 tbsp cornstarch diluted in 2 tbsp room temp. water
Fresh basil chopped for topping

Toasted Basil Breadcrumbs

1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1 tbsp olive oil
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dried basil

Instructions

Toasted Breadcrumbs

Heat a pan. Once hot, add in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add in the bread crumbs. Mix around over medium until lightly golden and toasted. Add in the salt and dried basil. Mix well and leave to toast until golden brown. Set aside.

Cooking the Pasta

Cook pasta until still chewy/al dente.
While pasta is cooking, heat a pan. Add in 3 tbsp olive oil. Add in minced garlic and sauté until lightly brown. Pour the plant milk and tomato paste. Mix well and season with salt to taste. Add in the nutritional yeast, if using. Mix until tomato paste is diluted.
Once it boils, add in the cornstarch slurry. Mix and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens a bit. Add in the al dente pasta and coat in the sauce. Season with salt, to taste, if needed. Mix in the breadcrumbs, if using.
Turn off heat and then top pasta with basil, if desired. Enjoy while hot!

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