Paccheri pasta is very poplar in Campania south of Italy that usually cooked with seafood. Since everyone has his/her own favorite tomato sauce; I just want to let you know that you are going to love the Paccheri pasta with your favorite tomatoes sauce. This amazing recipe is so simple though very delicious.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ½ fresh plum tomatoes (for canned tomatoes use 2 cups with their juice)

½ cup olive oil

1 medium white chopped onion

2 clove of chopped garlic

Salt and freshly ground pepper

Granulated sugar (optional)

Bunch of basil leaves

1-pound of Paccheri pasta

STEPS:

Wash the tomatoes and cut in ½ inch thick cubes. In saucepan over medium heat, put the olive oil, the chopped onion and sauté until the onion is translucent then add the garlic and cook for about 2 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and sugar (I usually add the sugar to balance the acidity of tomatoes).

Then simmer uncovered for about 45 minutes by stirring from time to time while cooking, lastly 5 minutes before the cooking time add the basil leaves.

Cook the Paccheri according to the package instructions in boiling salted water.

Mix the drained pasta with the sauce and garnish with basil leaves and olive oil.

Serve immediately with grated Parmesan cheese.