Easy Spicy Tomato Pasta

This has become a staple recipe for my boyfriend and I when we are craving a comforting, quick and tasty meal in the week.  I came up with this dish a short while ago when I was just chucking everything together that we had left in the fridge.  Turns out, it was a hit!  I noted down the ingredients I used and I have been re-making it ever since.  

This is perfect for a mid-week dinner when you just need a quick fix and you can still enjoy a home cooked meal!  This is a veggie meal, however, it is easy to amend to your liking; it would be perfect with chicken or chorizo.  

Recipe (Serves 2)

• Pasta (we used Penne) roughly 75g per person
• 1 and 1/2 Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
• 1 Red Onion
• 2 or 3 Large Garlic Cloves
• Pinch of Chili Powder
• Pinch of Oregano
• A Handful of Olives (We used Green Olives stuffed with Pimento)
• Olive oil (for frying)
• Splash of Tabasco
• Splash of Worcestershire Sauce
• Salt & Pepper 
• Parmesan Cheese

Method

1. Bring a pan of water to a boil and add the pasta with a pinch of salt to season.
2. Chop up the red onion, garlic and chop the olives into halves.
3. In a separate pan, begin to fry off the onion and garlic in a splash of olive oil.
4. Once the onion and garlic have softened, add the chili powder and the oregano & season with salt and pepper. 
5. Next, add the tinned tomatoes, Tabasco & Worcestershire sauce and bring the heat down to a simmer.
6. Add the chopped olives to the sauce.
7. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the sauce and mix through. 
8. Grate some Parmesan into the pasta and mix through. 
9. Plate up and serve with some extra grated Parmesan on top.  
10. Enjoy!

I hope you enjoy the Pasta!  If you make it, or make any changes that worked well, let me know and send a pic!

B x