TOMATO AND CHEESE PASTA

A simple and tasty pasta recipe which can be made at home is cheese and tomato pasta. From now you need not go to a restaurant to taste the delicious pasta. Easy and quick to make- Give it a try. 
INGREDIENTS

• Pasta                            2 cups
• Onion                           1 large
• Tomatoes                   2 large
• Salt                              to taste
• Garlic                          3-4 large cloves
• Olive oil                       3-4 Tsp.
• Tomato sauce            3 Tsp.
• Italian herb mixture  1 tsp.
• Chopped parsley        2 Tsp.

PROCEDURE
Add enough salt to 5 cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add a tsp. of oil to the water and add the pasta.
Cook the pasta till it doubles its size and becomes soft.
Remove from the water and run fresh cold water over the pasta to stop further cooking.
Set the pasta aside.
In a wide pan add the olive oil. Add the finely chopped garlic. Fry for a minute and add the very finely chopped onion.
Fry, till the onion becomes transparent.
Now add the finely chopped tomatoes.
Add enough salt, cover and cook till the onion - tomato mixture becomes mushy.
Now add the tomato sauce and half cup of water, dried herb mixture  and cook for another 5 minutes till the whole mixture is thick.
Finally add the parsley.
You can now add the cooked pasta, toss the mixture and serve or you can place the pasta on the serving plate and pour the tomato mixture over the pasta.
Sprinkle lots of cheese over the hot pasta and serve.