Creamy Tomato Pasta

Name: Creamy Tomato Pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 cup Pasta (3-4 cups cooked pasta (1¾-2 cups dried) — up to 4); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 1 clove Garlic (1 clove garlic (minced)); 1 piece Shallots (1 small shallot (finely chopped)); 16 pieces Grape Tomato (16-18 grape tomatoes halved — up to 18); 3 tbsp Tomato Purée (3 tablespoons tomato puree (passata/conserva)); 2 tbsp Water (2 tablespoons water); ½ tsp Oregano (½ teaspoon oregano); 5 pieces Basil (5-6 fresh basil leaves (chopped) — up to 6); ¼ tsp Table Salt (¼ teaspoon salt (or to taste)); 1 piece Black Pepper (1-2 dashes pepper (or hot pepper flakes) — up to 2); ½ cup Mascarpone Cheese (½ cup mascarpone); ¼ cup Pasta Water (¼-⅓ cup pasta water — up to 0.333)

Creamy Tomato Pasta - Main Dish,Pasta (Italian)

30 minItalian

Servings3

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Vegetarian
Dairy Free
Pescatarian
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Egg Free

Steps

1Start by heating the water to boiling and then add the salt and pasta.
2While the pasta is cooking, in a large pan add the olive oil, chopped shallot, minced garlic, sliced grape tomatoes, tomato puree, water, oregano, basil, salt and pepper, mix to combine. Cook on medium / low heat until tomatoes are tender and the sauce has thickened.
3Then add the mascarpone and simmer, stirring to combine until creamy. Add the al dente pasta, add the pasta water, tossing and cooking on medium high heat for about one minute. Serve immediately sprinkled with freshly grated parmesan cheese. Enjoy!