Basically Spaghetti Pomodoro

Nothing says “baby’s first kitchen” quite like mediocre store-bought marinara sauce dumped over clumpy noodles—but nothing says “hello I am a confident, resourceful, worldly home cook” like a tangle of perfectly-cooked spaghetti cradling a rich, buttery, almost-as-easy-to-make-as-opening-a-can pomodoro sauce. And once you’ve made this recipe, you’ll understand all of the tricks and techniques that separate mediocre at-home pasta dishes from the ones fancy restaurants charge the big bucks for. This recipe is a part of the Basically 10x10, a collection of ten essential, no-fail recipes that every home cook should have in their arsenal.