Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, tomato and mozzarella penne pasta. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Pour in the chopped tomatoes, red wine vinegar, tomato purée, a splash or two of Tabasco (to taste), sugar and half of the basil leaves, and stir well. Divide the pasta and sauce equally among four serving plates. Sprinkle over the remaining basil leaves and the grated Parmesan.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have tomato and mozzarella penne pasta using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tomato and mozzarella penne pasta:
- Make ready 1/2 cup olive oil
- Get 6 cloves garlic
- Make ready 6-8 tomatoes (I personally like Roma, or cherry/grape tomatoes)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp salt
- Take 1 bunch basil
- Get 8 oz mozzarella (if you love mozzarella, shoot for double!)
- Get 1 lb penne pasta
- Prepare to taste parmesan
- Make ready to taste crushed red pepper flakes
Mix all ingredients with hot cooked pasta. Sprinkle with remaining arugula and red pepper flakes. How to cook Tomato and Mozzarella Penne. Cook pasta according to package directions.
Steps to make Tomato and mozzarella penne pasta:
- Heat oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and saute. Remember that 1 clove is about 1 or 2 tsp. Be careful not to burn it!
- Pour garlic and oil into a large bowl. This should be the bowl where everything eventually goes into.
- Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Cook your penne. While this cooks, this is a good time to cut your tomatoes and mozzarella into diced pieces. If you can find the mozzarella that is already in "pearl" form, that makes things easier.
- Put your diced tomatoes, salt, and basil in the large bowl.
- Put diced mozzarella in a smaller, separate bowl. Pour in a little bit of olive oil - just enough to coat them. Believe me, this is important, unless you want all of the mozzarella to stick in one big clump..
- Once pasta is cooked, strain and pour it into the large bowl. Immediately, you'll want to add in the mozzarella and stir it all up while the noodles are hot.
- Stir thoroughly. Add parmesan and red pepper flakes to taste.
- Optional: If you can get your hands on fig balsamic glaze, this is a very nice addition to add some sweetness to it.
- Can be served hot or cold. I like it hot, my dad likes it cold, so it's really just a matter of opinion. Enjoy!
- Also, you could add some baby spinach leaves, if you want some greens!
Transfer warm pasta to a bowl and immediately add mozzarella cheese and diced tomatoes. Mix well until cheese is melted. This tomato and mozzarella pasta bake is a great way of getting some veg into a meal. Find more pasta bakes at goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes. Add the cooked penne to the tomato sauce, mix together then transfer to an oven-proof dish.
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