This quick and easy caprese pasta is perfect for when you need dinner on the table in a flash. Serve it with grilled chicken, or a tossed salad for a meatless or vegetarian meal. It’s also good served cold in the warmer months too! Scroll down for my recipe.
Quick and Easy Caprese Pasta
Ingredients:
- 1 box of pasta (I used orecchiette)
- 1 container of cherry tomatoes, rinsed and halved.
- 2 Tbsp pesto
- 1 container of mozzarella pearls, drained.
- olive oil
- salt/pepper
- chopped fresh basil
- balsamic glaze
Directions:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- While the pasta cooks, prepare the tomatoes. Take a skillet, add some olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, or until the sides are roasted.
- Drain the pasta and add to a large bowl.
- Add the tomatoes, mozzarella.
- Stir in pesto until combined.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and top with some chopped basil, salt and pepper.
- Serve warm or chilled.
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Quick and Easy Caprese Pasta
This quick and easy caprese pasta is perfect for when you need dinner on the table in a flash. Serve it with grilled chicken, or a tossed salad for a meatless or vegetarian meal. It’s also good served cold in the warmer months too!
Ingredients
- 1 box pasta I used orecchiette
- 1 container cherry tomatoes rinsed and halved
- 2 Tbsp pesto
- 1 container mozzarella pearls drained
- olive oil
- salt/pepper
- fresh basil chopped
- balsamic glaze to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.
- While the pasta cooks, prepare the tomatoes. Take a skillet, add some olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, or until the sides are roasted.
- Drain the pasta and add to a large bowl.
- Add the tomatoes, mozzarella.
- Stir in pesto until combined.
- Drizzle with balsamic glaze and top with some chopped basil, salt and pepper.
- Serve warm or chilled.
1 Comment
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
January 22, 2023 at 5:15 pmThis looks so fresh – pinned! It will be great at summer barbecues! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for DInner party! Hope you have a fabulous week!