Spaghetti al Pomodoro Love Nests
Adapted from PBS Food [1]
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 carrot, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
1 28-ounce can Italian Roma tomatoes
1 large bunch fresh basil, washed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 pound spaghetti pasta, cooked
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 425ºF.
- Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a blender and pulse until smooth. Pour into a medium saucepan and simmer on low for 15 minutes.
- Bring a stock pot of salted water to a boil and cook the spaghetti, draining once cooked through.
- Pour the sauce over the spaghetti and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the parmesan cheese and stir.
- Use tongs to pick up pasta and twirl into greased mini muffin tins.
- Bake for 12 minutes then remove from the oven. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from molds.
And you must make parmesan cheese madeleines [2] to go along with the little love nests!
Information
- Category
- Appetizers, Finger Foods
- Cuisine
- North American
- Yield
- 12 love nests
- Total Time
- 29 minutes, 59 seconds