{"id":5599,"date":"2026-03-14T17:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.hopemakers.online\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2026-03-14T17:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T17:55:26","slug":"pour-canned-diced-tomatoes-over-raw-elbow-macaroni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/?p=5599","title":{"rendered":"Pour canned diced tomatoes over raw elbow macaroni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class='code-block code-block-5' style='margin: 8px 0; clear: both;'>\n<div style=\"font-size: xx-small; color: #999999; text-align: center;\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9688461078346608\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- Sub bolly 3 -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9688461078346608\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9785895217\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes\u2014you can pour canned diced tomatoes over raw elbow macaroni, but by itself it won\u2019t cook the pasta properly. &#x1f345;&#x1f35d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why<br>Raw Elbow macaroni needs enough liquid and heat to soften. A can of Canned diced tomatoes usually doesn\u2019t contain enough liquid, and the acidity can actually slow the softening of the pasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to make it work<br>You can turn it into a simple one-pot tomato pasta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put raw elbow macaroni in a pan.<br>Add 1 can diced tomatoes.<br>Add about 1\u20131.5 cups water or broth.<br>Add salt, garlic, or herbs if you like.<br>Bring to a gentle boil, then simmer 10\u201312 minutes, stirring occasionally.<br>The pasta will cook in the tomato liquid and absorb the flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quick upgrade ideas<br>Add olive oil and garlic &#x1f9c4;<br>Stir in cheese (like Parmesan cheese)<br>Add beans or cooked chicken for protein<br>Sprinkle basil or chili flakes<br>&#x2705; Result: a very cheap, simple tomato pasta meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want, I can also show you a 3-ingredient \u201clazy pasta\u201d recipe students use that tastes surprisingly good. &#x1f35d;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes\u2014you can pour canned diced tomatoes over raw elbow macaroni, but by itself it won\u2019t cook the pasta properly. &#x1f345;&#x1f35d;&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5599"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5599\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.bollyent.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}