Name: One-Pot Tomato Pasta With Basil and Spinach
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed; 1 medium yellow onion (8 ounces), diced; 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste; 2 cloves garlic, minced or finely grated; 1 teaspoon fine salt, divided, plus more as needed; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar; 4 cups no-salt-added vegetable broth or water, plus more as needed; 1 pound short pasta, such as rigatoni, fusilli or cavatappi; 1 bunch (8 ounces) spinach, trimmed and roughly chopped; Freshly ground black pepper; 1 pound cherry or other small tomatoes, halved or quartered; 1 cup (1 ounce) fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped; 1 to 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes, to taste

One-Pot Tomato Pasta With Basil and Spinach on a table in a Studio