# Pink Pasta with No Cream

A delicious and thick pasta dish with no cream, featuring cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, and Calabrian peppers for a spicy kick.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole Yellow onion
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 1 pack Cherry tomatoes (Sugar Bomb, Flavor Bomb, or Hiros)
- Fresh basil
- Parmesan cheese
- Butter
- 1 pack Pasta
- 1 jar Chopped Calabrian peppers
- generous amount Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper

## Instructions

1. Put all cherry tomatoes in a bowl and thoroughly rinse them a few times until the water is clear.
2. Chop all your tomatoes into halves.
3. Chop your onion in half and prepare your garlic.
4. Start to heat up your pan on low heat.
5. Once the pan is hot, add a generous amount of olive oil to coat the pan.
6. Add in your three cloves of garlic.
7. Add in both onion halves, flat side down, to add flavor to the olive oil.
8. Leave the garlic in for a minute or two until it starts to look slightly browned.
9. Take out the garlic temporarily and put it to the side.
10. Once the bottom of your onions start to look browned, you can throw in your tomatoes.
11. Give the pan a little shake to make sure all the tomatoes get coated in olive oil.
12. Turn the heat up from low to medium.
13. Add in your salt.
14. Add in your pepper.
15. Give the tomatoes a good mix, but make sure the onions stay flat side down at the bottom of the pan.
16. Cover the pan and let the sauce reduce.
17. When the sauce has reduced and looks slightly like this, add your garlic back in to get some more flavor.
18. Add in the chopped Calabrian chili, including about two spoons of the oil and one spoon of the actual peppers (adjust to your spice preference).
19. Take out your onions.
20. Let your sauce continue to cook and take out your garlic.
21. Transfer everything into a blender.
22. Add some basil.
23. Blend until it's silky smooth.
24. Strain your sauce and put it back into the pan.
25. Bring some water to a rolling boil in a pot.
26. Add in your pasta of choice.
27. Save some pasta water for later.
28. Keep tasting the pasta to see when it's al dente and ready to take out.
29. Strain the pasta.
30. Add your pasta to the sauce in the pan.
31. Add in a little bit of butter.
32. Mix everything together.
33. Add in a splash of pasta water.
34. Keep mixing until the sauce is completely sticking to the pasta and the butter has melted.
35. Serve the pasta in a bowl.
36. Top it off with a little basil.
37. Add a little Parmesan cheese on top.
38. Enjoy your perfect plate of pasta.

## Equipment

- Bowl
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Pan
- Tongs
- Blender
- Strainer
- Pot
- Spoon

## Tips

- For a juicy and flavorful sauce, use juicy and flavorful tomatoes like Sugar Bombs, Flavor Bombs, or Hiros.
- Tailor the amount of Calabrian chili to your own spice preference.
- Keep tasting the pasta to ensure it's al dente before taking it out.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@yashajj/video/7430634507935468843?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7550004359083755022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e5461e7c-524e-4133-aade-35d2ce74c5a0
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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