How long does it take to make Pasta in tomato sauce?

Fry garlic in olive oil for about 2 minutes, until golden but not browned, add tomatoes and cook 15–20 minutes over low heat.

#	What to do	How long
1	In a bowl, mix the tomatoes, olive oil and garlic with the salt	—
2	Add and fry 3 minutes	—
3	Add and stir about a minute	—
4	Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water (4¼ cups of water and a heaping teaspoon of salt for every 4 oz of pasta), following the package directions (taste about 2 minutes early)	—
5	Drain	—
6	Add the drained pasta to the sauce, with a little of the cooking water if it is thick, and toss well	—
7	Serve immediately with the Parmesan and basil	—

Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
Toss the pasta in the sauce over the heat for one minute: it soaks up the sauce instead of just being coated in it.

A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
The water should taste like a seasoned soup, not like sea water: a heaping teaspoon of salt per liter. Add the salt once the water is boiling.