Two Chicks Dishin’ Spaghetti Pomodorini

One of my dearest friends, and one of the coolest chicks I know, started an amazing website called Two Chicks Dishin’. It is your newest go-to site for what you NEED to know about fashion, beauty and celebs! She is also a mom of two, has a full-time GLAMOUROUS job AND is a great cook – HATE HER HERE is her recipe for Spaghetti Pomodorini.

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INGREDIENTS

olive oil

3 to 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 package of spaghetti, salt, to taste

1 pint of sweet cherry tomatoes

fresh black pepper

a pinch of peperoncino (optional/dried chili peppers)

handful of chopped basil leaves

Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS

Boil water for pasta. Pour one to two inches of olive oil into a saucepan and heat up. Place spaghetti in pot to cook, stir regularly.

Gently fry the garlic and peperoncino (optional) on low to medium heat. Don’t let garlic burn. Add tomatoes and turn up heat. Do not stir initially, but allow oil to bubble around the tomatoes. After five minutes, give tomatoes a good stir, breaking them up and blending to make a creamy consistency. I like to use a potato masher to slightly crush the tomatoes.

Drain pasta. Pour tomatoes over pasta; add basil leaves with black pepper and mix. Add parmesan cheese if desired. Serves 4.

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