27/09/2026
🍅 Sweet-tart tomatoes melt into a vibrant sauce while a Parmesan rind adds rich, savoury flavour to this easy dinner. Best of all? There’s only one pot to clean.
Ingredients:
3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
6 cups (2 lb./1 kg) Sungold tomatoes
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 lb. (500 g) dried spaghetti, bucatini or other long pasta
1 cup (8 fl. oz./250 ml) dry white w**e
2-inch (5-cm) piece Parmesan rind
1/2 cup (3/4 oz./20 g) torn basil leaves, plus more for garnish
Leaves from 2 sprigs fresh oregano, plus more for garnish
1 cup (8 oz./250 g) whole-milk ricotta, at room temperature
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Directions:
In a large Dutch oven over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds, adding up to 2 Tbs. water if necessary to prevent the garlic from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Add the tomatoes and a pinch of salt and stir to combine.
Add the pasta to the pot along with 2 1/2 cups (20 fl. oz./625 ml) water, the w**e, Parmesan rind, basil, oregano and another pinch of salt. Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil, using tongs to nudge the pasta down in the liquid as it softens. Reduce the heat to medium-high so the liquid is at a simmer, cover and cook, stirring frequently, until the liquid has reduced to a sauce-like consistency and pasta is almost al dente, about 7 minutes.
Remove the lid and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the pasta is al dente, 4 to 6 minutes longer. (Stirring will release the starchiness from the pasta and help thicken the sauce.)
Using tongs, remove the Parmesan rind from the pot. Divide the pasta among individual bowls and top each with an equal amount of the ricotta, a drizzle of olive oil, Parmesan and few grinds of pepper. Garnish with basil and oregano and serve immediately. Serves 2 to 4.