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This one pot spaghetti requires only five ingredients and 15 minutes of your time! It is intensely flavorful and tastes just as good as a sauce that's simmered on the stove for an hour.

One Pot Cherry Tomato & Garlic Butter Spaghetti

A simple vegetarian pasta dinner with only five ingredients! Canned cherry tomatoes and garlic butter make a rich and flavorful spaghetti sauce in record speed. No chopping, everything cooks in one pot, so dinner is ready in 15 minutes flat!
4.69 from 16 ratings

Ingredients

  • 300 g (11 oz) spaghetti
  • 400 g (14 oz) can of cherry tomatoes
  • 30 g (2 Tbsp) garlic butter
  • 355 ml (1.5 cups) water
  • ½ tsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 bunch fresh basil

Instructions 

  • In a large pot or skillet, combine the water and canned tomatoes and then add the spaghetti on top.
  • Cover and bring to a gentle boil. Add half of the butter now and stir for a minute or two to ensure that all of the softening spaghetti is covered in liquid and doesn't stick together.
  • Leave to simmer for about 10 additional minutes, checking and stirring the pasta regularly to make sure it's not sticking to the bottom of the pan. If it starts to get too dry before the spaghetti is cooked, add a little more water.
  • Once the pasta is cooked, turn off the heat and add the remaining butter, fresh basil and balsamic vinegar. Stir until the butter is melted in.

Notes

I like to use my large skillet / shallow casserole dish for this because it's big enough for the spaghetti to sit widthways at the bottom and be completely soaked in the liquid from the start. If you don't have one, that's cool, just keep checking on it and pushing the spaghetti down as the bottom bits soften.
Serving: 1g, Calories: 370kcal, Carbohydrates: 54g, Protein: 11g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 30mg, Sodium: 158mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 7g