Corkscrew pasta with snow peas

Overview
Corkscrew pasta cooked with snow peas and tomatoes. I have used the three color Corkscrew pasta that made this dish colorful. Use less crushed red pepper if you don't like it too spicy.

Ingredients
Three color Corkscrew pasta - 1 pound
Cherry tomatoes - 2 cups cut in half length wise
Snow peas  - 1 cup
Dry basil - 2 teaspoon
Garlic 8 cloves finely chopped
Red Onions one thinly sliced
Olive oil - 5 teaspoons
Red Crushed pepper - 1 teaspoon

Steps

1. Cook the pasta as per the box directions with salt and one teaspoon olive oil. Drain and mix with one teaspoon olive oil and keep aside

2. Wash the snow peas  and cut into bite size pieces.Steam the snow peas for  for 3 - 5 minutes and keep aside.

2. In a heavy bottom pan add the olive oil. When the oil is hot add the finely chopped garlic and sliced red onions and saute till the onions are soft and light brown. Add the crushed red pepper and saute few more minutes

3. Add the chopped cherry tomatoes to the onion and garlic some salt and cover and cook till the tomatoes are cooked well.  Add the dry basil leaves and saute for few more minutes

4. Add the pasta and snow peas to the tomatoes and mix well.

Serve hot