Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Not sure what to make for dinner this weekend?
Vegetarian and with just six pantry ingredients, for a clean, nutritious, and delicious first course or main dish.
Paola di Mauro’s recipe for pasta with roasted cherry tomatoes-a healthy & delicious pasta dish you’ll enjoy over and over again. 2-4 servings
Easy Ingredients:
1-pound fresh cherry tomatoes, (if possible organic) washed, dried and halved.
½ pound fusilli or any tubular shaped short pasta such as penne
1/3 cup Villa Graziella Organic extra virgin olive oil, plus 2-3 tablespoons for tossing
2 tablespoons Villa Graziella Organic Silver label balsamic vinegar
¼ cup bread or panko crumbs
¼ cup freshly grated pecorino Romano, aged parmesan, asiago fine too.
Sea or Kosher salt
Freshly cracked pepper
1 tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped, dry also ok
Simple Directions:
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
Line bottom of casserole dish with cherry tomatoes in a single layer, halved side up
Season with salt and pepper, then drizzle with balsamic vinegar followed by olive oil.
Sprinkle cheese and panko crumbs on top.
Bake until tomatoes begin to brown, caramelize, and become dense about 20 minutes.
As tomatoes bake, cook pasta according to directions minus 1 minute, so pasta is firm (al dente). Ladle approx. 1 cup of pasta water, set aside.
Drain pasta, add to casserole dish with tomatoes. Combine tomatoes and pasta, add 1-2 tablespoons of reserved pasta water.
Add 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, to coat.
Sprinkle with parsley, taste, adjust seasonings, cheese and oil
Serve & enjoy with your favorite Villa Graziella Organic certified wine.
Who was Paola di Mauro? An Italian winemaker from Marina-12 miles southeast of Rome.
She was a talented home chef who together with other women, kept the time honored, traditional Italian cooking style known as “La Cucina Casalinga” (housewives cooking) alive over generations. Focused on simple, fresh, quality ingredients combined in a balanced manner, more than a style La Cucina Casalinga continues as one of the pillars of authentic Italian cooking.
Helpful Hint:
-Double the recipe, refrigerate, and enjoy for next day lunch
Inspirational Recipe found here…https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1778-penne-with-roasted-cherry-tomatoes
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