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a bowl of pasta with burst cherry tomatoes topped with burrata cheese

Pasta with Bursted Tomatoes Sauce and Burrata Cheese

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: burrata cheese, bursted tomatoes, cheesy tomato pasta, easy weeknight meal
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 541kcal
Easy pasta recipe with a simple tomato sauce and topped with creamy burrata chees
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup good quality olive oil
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 3-4 cups cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Redmond Real Sea Salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 pound short shaped or tubular pasta
  • 8 oz burrata cheese
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, chiffonade
  • fresh shredded parmesan cheese
  • Maldon Sea Salt Finishing Salt Flakes

Instructions

Tomato Sauce

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet (cast iron) over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, and red pepper flakes. Stir continually for 1 minute.
    a cast iron pan with olive oil, garlic and herbs
  • Add the tomatoes to the garlic/herb mixture. Turn the heat down to low heat and stir until the tomatoes are well coated with the oil and spices. Spread so they are in a single layer. The tomatoes will need to cook for about 20 minutes. Make sure to stir the tomatoes occasionally. If the tomatoes aren't starting to burst or split after 15 minutes, turn the heat up a bit.
    cherry tomatoes that have bursted after roasting in a cast iron pan for about 20 minutes

Pasta

  • While the tomatoes are roasting, bring 5-6 quarts of salted water to boil and cook the pasta per package directions
  • Scoop 1 cup of pasta water out of the pot before you drain and set aside.
  • Drain pasta

Assembling Pasta Dish

  • Add the pasta to the skillet and toss with wooden spoons until the pasta is well coated with the sauce.
  • Put pasta in to a large bowl and top with the burrata cheese, the fresh basil and some freshly shredded parmesan cheese.
    burrata cheese on a plate

Notes

You can you less crushed red pepper flakes if you don't want it to be too spicy.
I always have additional parmesan cheese to pass with dish

Nutrition

Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 603mg | Potassium: 412mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1109IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 351mg | Iron: 2mg