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Al Dente Pasta Company, who I’m so pumped to partner & share with you since I’ve been devouring their pasta long before this official sponsorship. All thoughts & opinions are my own.
Jump to RecipeEasy pasta recipes are a family dinner staple in my opinion so the fact that this creamy burst tomato pasta skillet takes less then 45 minutes with minimal ingredients and tastes bomb makes it a MAJOR dinner winner for over here! Bursting cherry tomatoes whipped into a simple cream sauce with heavy cream, garlic, and basil paired with Al Dente’s new Carba-Nada fusilli and chunks of mozzarella… I mean drool. Literally everyone will devour this. Killian even asked for seconds… next time I might toss some baby spinach in here too!
Creamy burst tomato pasta skillet recipe:
creamy burst tomato pasta skillet
Ingredients
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp dried basil
- healthy pinch salt and pepper
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes
- 12 oz Al Dente Carba-Nada Fusilli or your favorite short cut noodle
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 (8oz) mozzarella ball sliced into smaller chunks
- freshly minced basil and grated parm for serving
- optional topping: cooked and crispy and crumbled bacon***
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic, dried basil, salt, and pepper then stir and let cook for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant. Stir in the cherry tomatoes then cover and let cook until bursting, about 15-20, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, cook your pasta according to package instructions then drain.
- Once tomatoes are bursting, use the back of your wooden spoon or cooking utensil to smash the tomatoes to create a tomato sauce then mix in the heavy cream. Reduce heat to medium-low then let cook until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Next, mix in the cooked pasta noodles then stir to evenly incorporate everything. Top skillet with the mozzarella chunks then cover and let cook until the cheese has melted.
- Top pasta skillet with freshly minced basil and grated parmesan cheese!
Recipe Notes
***I also added some crispy bacon chunks to mine but this is totally optional. If you want to do this, preheat the oven to 400F before step one then arrange about 8 slices of bacon on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake bacon in the oven until crispy, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat, then crumble once cool enough to handle then sprinkle it over the finished pasta skillet.
Hope you enjoy this recipe! If you try it, let me know! Leave a comment or tag a photo #appetitesanonymous on instagram!! I’d love to see your creamy burst tomato pasta skillet in action. Byyyeeee!
xx ab
p.s. more pasta recipes here!