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Easy Cherry Tomato Pasta

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⭐️ Get Recipe: https://theplantbasedschool.com/cherry-tomato-pasta/

This easy pasta dish features a creamy sauce with the ideal balance of sweetness and acidity from the tomatoes and the pleasant aromas of garlic and fresh basil.

We are sure you will love this dish for its simplicity, ease of making, and irresistible flavors of Mediterranean cuisine.

⭐️ Ingredients
12 ounces (340 grams) spaghetti + 3 quarts of water (12 cups or 3 Liters) and 1 ½ tablespoons of salt (21 grams)
1½ pounds (700 grams) cherry tomatoes halved
2 tablespoons (30 grams) extra virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic pressed or grated
1 teaspoon salt
2 twists of black pepper
⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes or more to taste
15 fresh basil leaves + more for garnishing
½ cup (50 grams) parmesan cheese or non-dairy cheese, grated. Add more or less to taste.

INSTRUCTIONS
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 of spaghetti.
Boil pasta as per package instructions minus 3 minutes.

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 of black pepper, 1 clove garlic(grated), and ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes.
Cook on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes or until the pasta is ready. Stir occasionally.

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.
Turn the heat off, add about ½ cup parmesan cheese, and stir until the cheese melts.

Serve immediately in a bowl, topping it with the cherry tomato sauce, fresh basil leaves, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

❤️ Nico & Louise
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39 Comments

  6. @Roheline9

    My favorite thing in the world is cooked cherry tomatoes. I could eat a whole loaf of bread with fresh cherry tomatoes just cooked in olive oil – no salt or pepper or anything & typically I like my food well seasoned especially in comparison to my family. But cherry tomatoes cooked in olive oil is perfection 🍅

  28. @maralmeredova1042

    I was in Italy this summer and pasta pomodoro was amazing, so I was craving it. I watched both of your recipes, this and the classic pomodoro. I opted out for this cherry tomato version as it’s quicker and it didn’t disappoint. On the contrary, it tasted almost like the Italian pasta we had in Italy. Thank you for sharing!! 10/10!!!

  29. @LOLOX_HD

    I just cooked this recipe today. Thanks for the quick and easy tutorial, as a beginner cooker, who hasn't cookrd that much yet, I am astonished at how well it fell out for me.

    Thank you so much! ❤

  36. @MPrybil

    Thanks for the recipe bc I had a bunch of small tomatoes that weren’t cherry but were the size of cherry tomatoes and didn’t want to waste them so I combined your recipe with a garlic shrimp pasta recipe and it was fantastic. Thanks again. I rarely follow any recipe exactly except when baking!

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