Recipe: “Weeknight Volcano Pasta” 🌋🍝

A cozy, spicy-savory pasta made from pantry staples in about 25 minutes.

Ingredients (7 pantry items)

1. 8 oz dried pasta (any shape)
2. 1 can (15 oz) cannellini or great northern beans, drained
3. 1 can (14–15 oz) crushed tomatoes
4. 2 tbsp olive oil
5. 1 tsp garlic powder
6. 1 tsp dried oregano
7. 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (or to taste)

(Water for boiling is free/not counted.)

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Instructions

1. Boil pasta
   Cook pasta in salted boiling water according to package instructions. Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta water, then drain.

2. Build the sauce
   In the same pot (or a skillet), heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic powder, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir for 20–30 seconds until fragrant.

3. Simmer
   Add crushed tomatoes and beans. Stir and simmer 5–7 minutes, lightly mashing a few beans to thicken the sauce.

4. Combine
   Add drained pasta to the sauce. Toss well, adding a splash of reserved pasta water as needed to make it silky.

5. Serve
   Taste and adjust spice level (extra red pepper flakes if you like heat). Serve hot.

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Estimated Time

• Prep: 5 minutes
• Cook: 18–20 minutes
• Total: ~25 minutes

If you want, I can also give you a 7-ingredient sweet dessert version next.