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20 Minute Blistered Tomato Basil Pasta
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
 
Course: Main
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 pound of whole wheat thin pasta
  • 1 pound of cherry tomatoes washed and dried
  • 1 cup of basil leaves torn
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons crushed plack pepper
  • 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
Instructions
  1. In a large pot, cook pasta until al dente. Drain and reserve.
  2. In a large skillet on HIGH heat add 1/4 of the oil.
  3. Cook tomatoes in small batches. Add a 1/4 of the tomatoes to the oil, shake pan several times to roll tomatoes around pan. Cook until skin is blistered.
  4. Add oil and tomatoes to pasta. Repeat heating oil and cooking tomatoes until all tomatoes and oil are added to pasta then toss until pasta is coated. Add salt, pepper, crushed pepper, parmesan cheese and toss.
  5. Add basil to pasta and toss.