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Light Dinner Ideas: cherry tomato pasta
This creamy cherry tomato pasta is a light dinner idea with a delicious sauce of sweet and juicy tomatoes.This recipe cannot be simpler, and the sauce is ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta. This a favorite tasty meal for a quick lunch or weeknight dinner.
Prep
5 min
Cook
13 min
Total
18 min
Serves
4
Instructions
- 01
Start by boiling a large pot of water and cutting 1½ pounds cherry tomatoes in half.When the water is boiling, add the salt and 12 ounces spaghetti.Boil pasta as per package instructions minus 3 minutes.
- 02
In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. Add the halved cherry tomatoes and season them with 1 teaspoon salt, 2 twists black pepper, 1 clove garlic(grated), and ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes.
- 03
Cook on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until the pasta is ready. Stir occasionally.
- 04
Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, drain the pasta and add it to the sauce.Add about ½ cup of pasta water and 15 fresh basil leaves, and finish cooking the pasta in the sauce on medium heat while stirring for a couple of minutes.The pasta should be al dente, with a bite. Add more pasta water if necessary.
- 05
Turn the heat off, add about ½ cup parmesan cheese, and stir until the cheese melts.
- 06
Serve immediately in a bowl, topping it with the cherry tomato sauce, fresh basil leaves, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Nutrition
per serving · 1 serving
- Calories
- 463
- Protein
- 17g
- Carbs
- 72g
- Fat
- 12g
- Fiber
- 4g
- Sugar
- 7g
- Sat. fat
- 3g
- Cholesterol
- 11mg
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