Easy Caprese Pasta
This easy Caprese pasta is made with blistered cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and mozzarella cheese served in a creamy tomato sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 10 oz cherry tomatoes
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 tbs flour
- 3 tbs tomato paste
- 1 c heavy cream
- 1 c chicken broth
- 5-6 oz mozzarella, cubed or mozzarella pearls
- ¼ c fresh basil, chopped
- ¼ c parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbs italian seasoning
- 2 tbs garlic powder
- pasta of choice (I used rigatoni)
Instructions
- First, heat the oil in a large skillet and add the cherry tomatoes. Lightly season them with salt and pepper and stir them around in the skillet until they are blistered. This should take about 2-4 minutes.
- Now add in the minced garlic and some butter. Let that sauté for a minute.
- Next add in the flour and whisk that in over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
- Then stir in the tomato paste and slowly pour in the heavy cream and chicken broth.
- Now season the sauce with salt, pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic power and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Next, stir in the Parmesan cheese and add the pasta.
- Then add the fresh shredded basil leaves and cubed mozzarella cheese.
- Now stir everything together until the pasta is evenly coated.
- Be sure to stir it in as quickly as possible so the heat from the pasta and the sauce will begin to slightly melt the cubed cheese.
- Finally, transfer it to a serving dish and garnish with more shredded basil and Parmesan cheese if you’d like. Enjoy!