Ingredients

(Serves 2)

• 1/4th cup olive oil

• 1 small red onion

• 1 clove garlic (or how much ever your heart desires because no amount of garlic is too much garlic)

• 1/2 cup tomato paste

• 1 cup heavy cream

• 1 tbsp red chili flakes

• 1 tbsp cayenne pepper

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Fresh basil

• Pasta of choice, we have used penne

• 1/2 cup pasta water

• 1 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. Boil Pasta: Bring a pot of water to a boil and add the pasta. Boil for as long as the box recommends. Drain the pasta and set aside 1/2 cup of the pasta water.

2. In a saucepan on medium heat, add olive oil. Once heated, add chopped onion and crushed garlic and stir (be careful not to burn the garlic)

3. Add the tomato paste and mix.

4. Add the heavy cream, and mix until it all the ingredients are well incorporated.

5. Add basil and all the seasonings and continue mixing till they have been absorbed by the mixture (salt, pepper, red chili flakes, cayenne pepper).

6. Add the boiled pasta along with the pasta water.

7. Add the butter and mix well.

8. Top with basil (you can add other toppings of choice like Parmesan cheese or more black pepper)

9. Enjoy :)