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This easy weeknight meals combines savory roasted tomatoes, tossed in olive oil, garlic, and balsamic vinegar, with tender pasta, fresh herbs, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: It’s a sweet and savory combo with tangy balsamic, fresh basil, and a creamy parmesan finish.
- Skill Level: This recipe is simple with easy-to-follow steps and no tricky techniques. Just roasting, boiling, and tossing everything together.
- Serving Suggestions: Make it a main dish and add rotisserie chicken, tuna, salmon, or shrimp scampi. Add some breadsticks for sopping up all that juicy sauce.
Ingredient Tips for Cherry Tomato Pasta
- Tomatoes: Cherry, grape, or any fresh diced tomato will work in this recipe. Choose ripe, firm tomatoes for the best flavor.
- Pasta: Spaghetti, bucatini, linguine, or fettuccine are perfect in this recipe! Be sure to cook to ‘al dente’ so the pasta stays firmer longer.
- Seasonings: Roasting tomatoes in oil, balsamic, and herbs creates a sweet and savory sauce. Fresh garlic is best, but garlic powder works as well.
Variations
- Tasty additions like fresh spinach, artichoke hearts, and kalamata olives with some Greek seasonings elevate this dish to a whole new recipe.
- Try stirring in some homemade basil pesto for another fresh, new take on cherry tomato pasta.
- Fresh basil leaves and parmesan cheese are the perfect ending to this recipe, but you can experiment with fresh oregano or parsley, and for cheeses, try some crumbled feta, gorgonzola, or some creamy bocconcini balls.
Leftovers?
Store leftover cherry tomato pasta in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Enjoy it cold as a pasta salad side, or top with fresh parmesan and reheat portions in the microwave.
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Cherry Tomato Pasta
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 cups cherry tomatoes halved, or grape tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper or to taste, freshly ground
- 16 ounces spaghetti or long pasta of your choice
Garnish
- ¼ cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
- ⅓ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- To a large-rimmed baking sheet, add the tomatoes, garlic, oil, balsamic vinegar, oregano, basil, salt, and black pepper. Toss well to combine.
- Roast the tomatoes for 15 minutes. Turn the broiler on to high and broil the tomatoes for 1-2 minutes or until they begin to brown a little bit on the edges.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until tender but firm (al dente). Reserve ¼ cup of pasta water. Drain the pasta, do not rinse.
- Transfer the pasta to a large bowl. Add the tomatoes with all the pan juices and toss well to combine, adding pasta water if needed.
- Garnish with fresh herbs and Parmesan and serve.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dinner, Entree, Pasta
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I’m drooling! Such a great summer dish, so light and fresh
I made this for dinner tonight. I added 1/4 cup of chopped artichokes and 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers. I used white balsamic vinegar and it was outstanding…… Thank you!
Delicious, so easy, and a great way to use up the abundance of cherry tomatoes from the garden! Roasting the tomatoes really brings out their sweetness.
I just made this using penne pasta.I am taking this in my lunch for a few days. It’s amazing!! I added a few tablespoons of pesto, added some pasta water, Parmesan cheese, and some fresh mozzarella. I will be making this again!!
Pasta with cherry tomatoes.
Simple and delicious! Few ingredients, easy recipe, bursting with flavor
I have made this a couple times and it’s great. I do fry up some pancetta and add it at the end. It adds a protein and a somewhat bacon flavor. I made it at least 2x month. Today I will sprinkle some rosemary infused olive oil, just a little and see how it tastes.
Sounds wonderful Chris!
Is this a hot or cold or both salad?
This is a hot pasta dish.
This is my favorite pasta dish. I go very heavy on toppings of basil and mozzarella but the fresh tomatoes and balsamic make it amazing. I’ve made it many times :) It’s so easy too!
I’ve made this twice now and it is SO good and ridiculously easy to make. It’s my boyfriend’s favorite pasta dish. The first time I made it with chicken romano as a protein and it went beautifully together. The second time around I needed a quick dinner and ate it on its own and it’s still just as filling and tasty. I would def recommend if you’re looking for a quick dinner go-to.
I roasted my tomatoes the day before. How do you recommend I reheat them before adding to the pasta? Any ideas?
TIA
I would heat them in the oven until heated through and then add to the pasta. If you didn’t, you could also broil 1-2 minutes to add a little bit of char/color once softened.
Can I use balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing in place of balsamic vinegar in your roasted cherry tomatoe pasta recipe? Thanks
Hi Barb, we haven’t tried this recipe using a balsamic vinaigrette. It will change the flavor slightly since a dressing has additional flavors and ingredients. Let us know how it turns out!
Nom nom nom.
Has anyone tried cooking them in an air fryer? Just wondering time & temp and how they turned out?
This has become a family favorite. Even the kids love it. Although I think I may need to grow some basil this next yr to keep up with the demand. Haha. Thank you so much for sharing such a great meal.
I made this a few months ago and was looking for something quick, easy and delicious for dinner and this popped up and I remembered that I forgot to review it and it was delicious! It was so easy to make and my boyfriend really liked it!!
Thank you Regine, so glad you love this pasta!