Description
A creamy pasta dish featuring roasted tomatoes and Boursin cheese, garnished with fresh herbs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 shallots
- 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 package (5 ounces) Boursin cheese (Garlic & Fine Herbs or Shallot & Chive)
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta (short shapes like penne, cellentani, shells, or fusilli work best)
- ½ cup reserved pasta water (as needed)
- grated Parmesan cheese (for optional garnish)
- chopped fresh basil or parsley (for optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Peel the shallots and cut them into quarters, or eighths if they are large.
- In a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or large oven-safe skillet, combine tomatoes, shallot, minced garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes (if using). Toss to coat.
- Nestle the Boursin cheese in the center of the tomato mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, or until the skins of the tomatoes split and are saucy, and the cheese is soft and golden in spots.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions. Reserve about ½ cup pasta water before draining.
- Once the Boursin and tomatoes are done, remove the dish from the oven. Use a spoon to gently mash and stir everything together into a creamy sauce.
- Add the cooked pasta directly to the baking dish and toss to coat, adding a splash of reserved pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce. Let the pasta and sauce sit for 5 minutes before serving. The sauce will thicken slightly as the pasta absorbs more of the liquid.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. You may need to add salt if you’re not planning on garnishing with Parmesan.
- Garnish with fresh basil or parsley, a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese, and serve warm.
Notes
- The sauce will thicken as the pasta absorbs more liquid, so adjust the reserved pasta water as needed.
- You can omit red pepper flakes for less heat.
- This dish is best served immediately after preparation.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg