Description
A super simple pasta dinner of tomatoes and Boursin cheese baked in the oven. Minimal effort but maximum taste!
Ingredients
- 500g cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 tbsp oil
- salt and pepper
- 150g Boursin cheese
- handful of fresh basil
- 350g dried pasta
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200c fan.
- Add the whole cherry tomatoes to an oven dish along with the olive oil and a little salt and pepper and mix well.
- Add the Boursin cheese to the middle of the dish and top with fresh basil.
- Bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- In the meantime cook the pasta on the hob according to the package instructions.
- When the pasta is cooked but before you drain it, remove a little of the pasta water and set it aside.
- Remove the dish from the oven and blend the sauce until smooth. You can either blend it directly in the dish with a hand blender or transfer to a stand blender.
- Add a little of the pasta water to get the sauce to a smooth consistency.
- Add in the drained pasta and mix well.
Notes
This pasta is best eaten immediately after cooking although leftovers can be kept in the fridge for up to 2 days and reheated in the microwave.