Ingredients:

• Pasta (k)
• Tomato (k)
• Basil (k)
• Olives
• chopped garlic
• Parmesan cheese

Stable Pantry:

• Olive Oil (k)
• Salt (k)
• Chilli Flakes

Follow through Step-by-Step:

• Bring water to boil in a large stockpot, add 1tsp of salt and few drops of olive oil
• Cook pasta according to the package instructions
• Retain some pasta cooking liquid. Drain pasta and run through cold water
• In a large pan, sauté chopped garlic until slightly golden then add in the tomatoes together with a pinch of salt, sear them until collapsed and soften,
• Add 2 tbsp of pasta cooking liquid to deglaze the pan of seared tomatoes
• Add cooked pasta and twirl them through to coat with the goodness of tomatoes
• Add olives of choice
• Turn off heat and add basil
• Add grated Parmesan cheese before serving