Orecchiette with Tomato Sauce

A simple Italian pasta dish featuring orecchiette tossed with tomato sauce and finished with grated Pecorino Romano cheese.

Ingredients

• 400 g orecchiette pasta
• 500 g tomato passata
• 80 g Pecorino Romano cheese
• 1 small onion
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste

Preparation

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan with sliced onion until translucent, then add tomato passata.
2. Season with salt and simmer for approximately twenty minutes.
3. Boil salted water in a large pot and cook the orecchiette pasta.
4. Drain pasta, transfer to serving dish, top with tomato sauce and grated Pecorino Romano cheese.