Roastedtomatopastabake Recipes

CREAMY PASTA BAKE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 cup of cooking water.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent while penne is cooking, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook an additional 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce and tomato paste and cook until slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Add cream and Parmesan cheese and season with salt, pepper, and sugar.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
• Stir some pasta cooking water into the sauce and add cooked penne. Remove from heat and stir in cherry tomatoes, 1/2 the mozzarella cheese, and basil. Pour penne mixture into the prepared baking dish and cover with remaining mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

ROASTED TOMATO PASTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Drain the tomatoes in a sieve, reserving the juice.
• Set the juice aside.
• In a 13" x 9" glass baking dish, combine the drained tomatoes, onion, Italian seasoning and pepper.
• Roast for 15 minutes or until fragrant.
• Meanwhile, in a saucepan, whisk the milk with the flour.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, just until the mixture comes to a boil and begins to thicken.
• Stir the reserved tomato juice, the milk mixture and the pasta into the baking dish.
• Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes longer or until the pasta is tender but firm and the sauce is thickened.
• Sprinkle with the cheese and broil for 2 minutes or until golden and bubbling.
• Serve sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.