Farfalle pasta in marinara sauce is a very delicious one-pot pasta dish that tastes absolutely delicious. This pasta would make a nice and filling lunch or dinner meal for your family.
Marinara Sauce
Marinara sauce is a red pasta sauce made with tomato, onions, garlic, and herbs. Sometimes, capers olives and spices can also be added. This sauce is widely used in Italian-American cuisine to make pasta and pizzas.
Supermarkets are full of canned pasta sauces, however, they are also full of preservatives. Personally, I prefer homemade sauces, as they taste awesome and are always full of fresh flavors.
Red Sauce vs White Sauce
There are a number of sauces for pasta like pesto, red sauce, and white sauce. Pesto is made with herbs dried nuts and olive oil. Red sauce, being slightly tangy is based on tomatoes while the white sauces tend to be mildly sweet and creamier and are made with milk, flour, and butter.
Examples of red sauce are arrabiata, marinara, bolognese, and ragu and the popular white sauces are bechamel and alfredo.
Ingredients Needed for Pasta Marinara
- Marinara Sauce: Homemade or store-bought marinara sauce.
- Pasta: I have used farfalle but any kind of pasta is perfect for the recipe.
- Olive oil: Extra virgin olive oil.
- Salt and Pepper: For seasoning.
How to make Pasta in Marinara?
This is one of the easiest pasta dish ever if you have the marinara sauce ready then all you need to do is cook pasta as per package instructions. Toss it well in marinara sauce, and season with salt and pepper. Top with parmesan cheese and serve.
Serving Suggestions
Serve the pasta with a glass of red wine, fruit punch, or iced tea. You can also pair it with some garlic bread or pizza to hang out or for party celebrations.
Pro Tips
- For variations, you can also add paprika, olives, and bell peppers.
- You can always make the pasta sauce ahead and store it in the refrigerator or freezer.
- You can always adjust the amount of pasta sauce as per your desired taste.
Other Pasta Recipes
- One-Pot Fusilli Pasta with Vegetables
- Baked Pasta in Vegetable Sauce
- Sun-dried Tomato Pasta
- Parsley Pesto Pasta
- Roasted Bell Peppers Angel Hair Pasta
Looking for more such lunch recipes to get some ideas for your meals? Do not miss my Chole Bhature and Crispy Tofu Taco and the best one’s Grilled Veg Taco.
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Farfalle in Marinara Sauce
Equipment
- Saucepan
Ingredients
- 300 gm farfalle pasta
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cups marinara sauce
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese optional
- 1 teaspoon black pepper crushed
- few basil leaves chopped
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil water in a saucepan and add farfalle pasta along with a teaspoon of oil and a pinch of salt.
- Cook it for 15 minutes or until al dente and then drain in a colander or sieve pan.
- Wash it under running water and brush with a tablespoon of oil.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and add marinara sauce along with the pasta. Toss well.
- Season with salt and pepper and add basil leaves.
- Serve warm, sprinkled with parmesan cheese if using.
Notes
Nutrition
This post was originally posted in 2015, since then I have updated the pictures and content for better engagement.
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Love the last click…looks awesome…
Marinara is a very useful basic sauce. Nice to have the recipe handy.
super yummy recipe
Farfalle in marinara sauce looks simply irresistible and just drooling here.
We enjoyed this sauce and pasta when I had made it..very nice one..
Sauce looks delicious.
Lovely homemade sauce. The other day I taught my older one to make marinara sauce a t home and she was wondering why we should pay pretty penny instead of making it at home!!
That is one simple and yummy pasta sauce.
The marinara sauce adds a nice yummy base to the pasta.
Clicks look so tempting Sapana.Good one…
Simple n basic pasta which is loved by all. Nicely done.
Drooling over the pasta.
Looks delicious!! Though have tried pasta in salad and kheer, never had them like this for a meal, should give up my inhibitions and try it sometime!!