Checca Sauce
Checca sauce is a no-cook Italian sauce that is served over pasta. This simple sauce has tomatoes, olive oil, fresh basil, garlic, and herbs.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb Pasta penne, ziti, spaghetti or your favorite pasta shape.
- 6 fresh tomatoes quartered then halved.
- 1 tablespoon Fresh garlic 3-4 cloves minced
- ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup fresh basil coarsely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh chives and Italian parsley chopped- optional
- ¼ cup Italian olives pitted and coarse chopped
- ¼ cup Parmesan freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Add all of the checca sauce ingredients to a large bowl.6 fresh tomatoes, 1 tablespoon Fresh garlic, ½ cup Extra virgin olive oil, ½ cup fresh basil, ¼ cup fresh chives and Italian parsley, ¼ cup Italian olives, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Let sit for at least 15 minutes but up to 1 hour.
- Cook the pasta until al dente according to the manufacturers instructions.1 lb Pasta
- Drain pasta once cooked then add it to the bowl with checca sauce.
- Mix well.
- Serve immediately with fresh Parmesan.¼ cup Parmesan
Nutrition
Calories: 325kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 1358mg | Potassium: 606mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1823IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 119mg | Iron: 2mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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