The Pasta with Stracciatella and Cherry Tomatoes is a first course with typically Mediterranean colors and flavors, to prepare with few ingredients and in a short time. One of the best dishes of summer and one that we prepare most frequently because it cooks in just a few minutes is definitely pasta with cherry tomatoes and lots of fresh basil, a dish with a wonderful aroma and flavor that combines some of the best products of the summer garden. If we add some good Apulian stracciatella to this base, we get a pasta that is not only of unique goodness but also of incredible creaminess!
The preparation is very simple: we prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking by simply sautéing cherry tomatoes and basil with oil and garlic. We drain the pasta al dente directly into the pan with the cherry tomatoes and toss, adding a bit of pasta cooking water and fresh basil. We plate our spaghetti garnishing with fresh stracciatella and basil.
Creamy, flavorful, ready in less than 20 minutes, this pasta with stracciatella and cherry tomatoes is perfect for everyday lunch and dinner, with family, friends, and even when unexpected guests arrive because it cooks in just a few simple steps. All you have to do is get all the ingredients to try it as soon as possible.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Fall
Ingredients for Preparing Pasta with Stracciatella and Cherry Tomatoes
- 12 oz spaghetti
- 10.5 oz cherry tomatoes
- 7 oz stracciatella
- 2 cloves garlic
- extra virgin olive oil
- basil
- salt
- pepper
Tools for Preparing Pasta with Stracciatella and Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 Skillet
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Pot
- 2 Stovetop
Steps for Preparing Pasta with Stracciatella and Cherry Tomatoes
Prepare the Pasta with Stracciatella and Cherry Tomatoes by first washing the cherry tomatoes well, drying them, and cutting them in half.
Pour the olive oil into a skillet and sauté the garlic cloves that you have previously peeled and cut into pieces.
Add the cherry tomatoes and some roughly chopped basil leaves and let them sauté for about ten minutes.
While preparing the sauce, bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the spaghetti. Drain them al dente, pouring them directly into the skillet with the cherry tomatoes and reserving a ladle of pasta cooking water. Toss the spaghetti with the cherry tomatoes, adding the pasta cooking water and mixing until all the ingredients are perfectly combined. While mixing, add more fresh basil.
Distribute the spaghetti onto plates and garnish with a few tablespoons of stracciatella and some fresh basil leaves.
Serve the pasta with stracciatella and cherry tomatoes hot.
Simo and Cicci Recommend
You can store this pasta in the fridge in a tightly sealed container for 1-2 days. However, we recommend adding the stracciatella at the time of serving the pasta.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
What’s the difference between stracciatella and burrata?
These two cheeses of Apulian origin are very similar yet different. In fact, burrata can be defined as a casing of spun dough containing stracciatella inside. Stracciatella, in turn, consists of shredded mozzarella mixed with very fresh cream. Consequently, burrata is usually enjoyed plain just with good extra virgin olive oil, bread, and maybe to accompany a tomato side. Stracciatella is very versatile and can be the ingredient of many dishes like the pasta we propose today.
Is it better to use long pasta or short pasta?
The choice of the best format is simply the one you prefer. You can choose either spaghetti, linguine, or scialatielli as long pasta formats, or short pasta like penne, fusilli, orecchiette, or paccheri.
Which cherry tomatoes to use for preparing this pasta with stracciatella and cherry tomatoes?
Both datterini or cherry tomatoes are suitable, or alternatively only yellow cherry tomatoes or a mix of red and yellow cherry tomatoes.
