Tomato Basil Penne Pasta

This is an easy and quick go to recipe for those rushed evenings when you get home from a long day of work and you feel like you couldn't possibly have time to make dinner on top of all your other responsibilities (aka watching the intense fall primetime TV lineup). All the ingredients for this recipe are regularly stocked in my cabinets and it requires very little culinary skill, yet is tasty and hits the spot. Recipe serves 4.

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup red onion, chopped
• 1 28-oz can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 1 lb whole wheat penne pasta

What to do:

1. Heat olive oil on medium low heat in large saucepan, then sauté garlic until fragrant, approximately 1-2 minutes. 
2. Add red onion, tomatoes, and basil and cook on medium low for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

    3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to box directions.

    4. When one minute remains on cook time for pasta, drain pasta and cook in tomato basil mixture for remaining minute. This will allow the pasta to really absorb the flavors of the sauce.

   5. Transfer to a serving bowl and enjoy!