Skillet Spaghetti with Simple Tomato Sauce

Name: Skillet Spaghetti with Simple Tomato Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3 (14.5-ounce) cans, whole peeled tomatoes; 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; 1 , medium onion, minced; , Salt; 6 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 1/4 teaspoon, sugar; 2 cups, water; 12 ounces, thin spaghetti or spaghettini, broken in half; , Ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh basil leaves; , Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, for serving

Main Courses
Pasta

The task at hand seemed easy enough—build a simple tomato sauce in a skillet and then cook the pasta right in the sauce. But as we headed into the kitchen to do this, we quickly realized that we had more questions than answers.

SERVES 4

TIME 50 minutes

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