Creamy Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes is a tasty and colorful dish, perfect for bringing to the table for a quick lunch or a dinner with unexpected guests. It has typically Mediterranean flavors and is prepared in 10-12 minutes, the time it takes to cook the pasta, and you’re at the table. A dish that everyone will enjoy, young and old. The sauce is made with cherry tomatoes, basil, extra virgin olive oil, and cream cheese or ricotta. A typically Mediterranean dish, light and quick to prepare.
But now let’s go to the kitchen and I’ll show you how to prepare Creamy Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Autumn
Ingredients
LET’S SEE WHAT WE NEED TO PREPARE
- 11 oz pasta (short)
- 7 oz cherry tomatoes
- 7 oz cream cheese (or ricotta)
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- basil
Tools
- 1 Pasta Pot
- 1 Salad Bowl
Steps
Let’s start preparing
Let’s start preparing Creamy Pasta with cherry tomatoes, cook the pasta in plenty of salted water choosing the shape you prefer, as long as it’s short. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.
Wash the cherry tomatoes under running water and do not dry them. Cut them in half and put them in a bowl,
Add the torn basil, the cream cheese (or ricotta), salt, and a little extra virgin olive oil. Mix the sauce.
Drain the pasta al dente and rinse it quickly under a stream of cold water: this will prevent the pasta from continuing to cook, Add the pasta to the sauce and mix. If necessary, you can add a little more extra virgin olive oil. Store in the refrigerator.And enjoy your meal!!
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