Tomato Burrata Pasta

This simple and delicious pasta dish is fragrant with olive oil-sautéed tomatoes, garlic, and basil leaves. It takes under 30 minutes to make, yet it is packed with a light and refreshing flavor. The tomato-based sauce is simple but incredibly aromatic. Follow this tomato burrata pasta recipe for your next quick weeknight dinner!

Tomato Burrata Pasta Ingredients

• 8 oz spaghetti
• 1 burrata
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• ½ cup reserved pasta water
• Fresh basil leaves, chopped
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Cook the spaghetti noodles in a pot according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water.

Drizzle olive oil into a pan and add garlic. Sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant.

Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the pan, along with salt and red pepper flakes. Cook the tomatoes for about 5-7 minutes, until they begin to soften.

Add tomato paste and stir until well combined.

Pour in the reserved pasta water and cook until the sauce has melded together.

Add the cooked noodles to the tomato sauce and stir until completely coated.

Stir in fresh basil leaves and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Plate the pasta and garnish with whole basil leaves.

Add the burrata cheese on top.

Enjoy!

Tomato Burrata Pasta Tips

• Use fresh, sweet tomatoes for the best results. The tomatoes will give the sauce a natural sweetness.
• Don’t overcook the tomatoes. You want them to be soft enough to release their juices, but not so soft that they become completely mushy.
• Eat this pasta with fresh burrata

Storage Tips:

Let the pasta cool down to room temperature. Store the pasta with the sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Separate this from the burrata.

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Tomato Burrata Pasta

A refreshing and fragrant pasta dish topped with a cheesy whole burrata.

Ingredients

• 8 oz spaghetti
• 1 burrata
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
• 5 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes
• ½ cup reserved pasta water
• Fresh basil leaves chopped
• Freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

• Cook the spaghetti noodles in a pot according to package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water.
• Drizzle olive oil into a pan and add garlic. Sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add the halved cherry tomatoes to the pan, along with salt and red pepper flakes. Cook the tomatoes for about 5-7 minutes, until they begin to soften.
• Add tomato paste and stir until well combined.
• Pour in the reserved pasta water and cook until the sauce has melded together.
• Add the cooked noodles to the tomato sauce and stir until completely coated.
• Stir in fresh basil leaves and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
• Plate the pasta and garnish with whole basil leaves.
• Add the burrata cheese on top.
• Enjoy!

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