Description
This is something I threw together one day when I was faced with an abundance of fresh cherry tomatoes and basil from my garden. Delish!
Ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) basket cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 4 ounces angel hair pasta
- 3 basil leaves, cut into thin strips, or more to taste
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons fresh grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Combine tomatoes
- olive oil
- garlic
- salt
- and pepper in a bowl until well mixed; spread on a shallow-sided baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tomatoes are soft and wrinkled
- 25 to 30 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook angel hair pasta in the boiling water
- stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite
- 4 to 5 minutes. Drain; reserving a small amount of cooking water.
- Spoon tomatoes with their juices into a small saucepan; add basil and red pepper flakes. Mix in reserved cooking water to thin tomato mixture to desired consistency. Cook and stir over low heat until warmed
- about 5 minutes; stir in pasta. Top with Parmesan cheese before serving.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 39 mins
Total Time: 59 mins
Servings: 2