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Penne with homemade tomato sauce and grated Parmesan

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 15 minutes, around $1.95 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

15mintotal
≈ $1.95a serving
595kcalper serving
22gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Boil the water

    Fill the saucepan halfway with water and bring it to a boil over high heat. Add a pinch of salt.

  2. Cook the pasta

    Drop the penne into the boiling water and let it cook for 10 minutes, stirring now and then.

  3. Drain the pasta

    Tip the pasta into the colander and save a little cooking water.

  4. Cook the onion

    Chop the onion and cook it in the skillet with the olive oil over medium heat for 3 minutes.

    Tip · To keep the onion from burning, turn the heat down if needed and stir often.

  5. Add the garlic and tomatoes

    Crush the garlic and add it to the onions. Add the peeled tomatoes and crush them with the spoon. Let it simmer for 5 minutes.

  6. Season the sauce

    Add the dried basil, salt and pepper. Mix well.

  7. Toss the pasta and sauce

    Add the drained pasta to the skillet with the sauce. Stir, adding a little cooking water if needed.

    Tip · If the sauce is too thick, add a little pasta water to loosen it.

  8. Serve with Parmesan

    Divide the pasta among plates and sprinkle with the grated Parmesan.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 595 kcal. 56% comes from carbs, 15% from protein and 25% from fat.

83 gCarbs
22 gProtein
17 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy595 kcal
Protein22.3 g
Carbs83.4 g
of which sugars10.1 g
Fat16.7 g
of which saturated fat6.6 g
Fiber8 g
Salt0.7 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.95 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.90for 2 people
≈ $1.95a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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