Creamy One-Pot Pasta
WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND MEATY MEAT
I never understood the ‘one-pot recipe’ obsession that plagued my social media feed a few years back. Is it really so hard to wash another pot? But, then I gave in and tried my first one-pot pasta (for scientific purposes, of course), and lo', I was converted. The starch from the pasta thickens into a glossy, creamy sauce that clings perfectly to the noodles, enabling that "slurp, swish, squish" sound we all love to hear from ourselves—and absolutely no one else. Because it's f**king gross.

Ingredients
Meaty Meat Pork-ish Pieces
- 1 Meaty Meat Pork-ish
- 2 tbsp oil from sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp cracked black pepper
Creamy Sun-dried Tomato Pasta
- 1 medium-sized onion (finely chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (minced)
- 2 tbsp oil from sun-dried tomatoes
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- 4 tbsp tomato paste
- ¼ cup / 40 grams sun-dried tomatoes (chopped)
- ¼ cup / 60 ml dry white wine
- 3 ⅓ cup / 800 ml vegetable stock
- ½ pound / 250 g spaghetti (or pasta of your choice)
- 1 tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp cracked black pepper
- ½ cup / 120 ml plant-based cooking cream
SERVES 2 / 40 MINUTES
preparation
Meaty Meat Pork-ish Pieces
- Chop defrosted Meaty Meat Pork-ish into small pieces, about 0.8 x 0.8 inches / 2 x 2 cm.
- Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat and add oil from a jar of sun-dried tomatoes.
- Once hot, add Meaty Meat pieces, and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 8-9 minutes, until nicely browned on all sides. Remove from the pan.
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta
- To the same pan, add more oil from a jar of sundried tomatoes, and heat over medium heat.
- Add finely chopped onion and cook for 2-3 minutes before adding minced garlic.
- After frying garlic for 1 minute, add chopped sun-dried tomatoes, thyme, basil, and oregano, and fry for another minute.
- Add tomato paste and caramelise for 2-3 minutes, until the colour darkens.
- Deglaze the pan with white wine, and add vegetable stock along with spaghetti.
- Season with salt and pepper, and cover with a lid.
- Cook for 18-20 minutes, until the pasta is cooked. Mix the pasta every couple of minutes to prevent sticking or burning on the bottom.
- Once the pasta is cooked, add cooking cream and mix well.
- Mix in pan-fried Meaty Meat pieces and finely chopped basil.