"Don't Wanna Cook" Tomato, Basil & Sausage Pasta

After being in the dentist's chair for two hours today, you can imagine my mood for spending time in the kitchen. Not to mention that half of my face is still numb... Maybe I am lucky that is still numb, otherwise it would hurt, no?!? All I wanted was something tasty and fast to calm me down from the dentist stress...( And yes, is something which also makes me feel guilty, but after such a day, nothing works better than tasty guilt ;) )
So, here is my pasta recipe which I basically always make when in a rush ( most of the times I skip the sausage..Thank God!!!! )  ..Plus watching " Eat, Prey, Love" while eating it :)

What you need ( for 2 people):

- 300-400 gr pasta of your choice
- 7-8 pieces of small sausage ( whichever you prefer)
- 5 garlic cloves
- a small handful  of basil leaves
- a can of good quality chopped tomatoes in sauce
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- chilli flakes

How to make it:

1. Bring to boil a pot of water in which you put a tablespoon of sea salt. Is good to have salty water to boil your pasta in because they will be more tasty. Also, do not put olive oil in the water where you boil your pasta. It will only make your pasta more slippery and your sauce won't stick to them.

2. In the meanwhile heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and add to it your cut or crushed garlic and the sausages, cut in pieces. After a few seconds add to the pan the cut basil leaves ( I like to add the basil leaves now because the oil in the pan will get the flavor of the basil).

3. Stir all the ingredients in the pan and then add the chopped tomatoes can. Let all come to a boil. Season your sauce with pepper, chilli flakes and a little bit of salt. Be careful with the salt because you have already salted the water from the pasta.

If the pasta is boiled, drain it but reserve a cup of the water in which the pasta boiled. Add the drained pasta on top of the sauce in the pan and stir it slowly while still keeping the pan on fire. Add half - or more-of the reserved water from the boiling pasta ( I do this because pasta tends to absorbs the sauce and juices from the pan even after is being taken off fire and it becomes dry by the time you serve it. If you add extra water from the boiling pasta to the sauce then you avoid having dried out pasta).
Arrange your pasta on your serving plate and add some more fresh basil leaves on top..Mangiamo :)))