Try a delicious cream cheese pasta recipe with roasted tomatoes. It’s an easy dish to prepare using an 8oz bar of cream cheese. You can also sneak in a little nutrition with added spinach.
Ingredients for Cream Cheese Pasta Recipe
8-10 oz of PASTA
8 oz bar of CREAM CHEESE
2 pints CHERRY TOMATOES
4-6 cloves minced GARLIC
2 Tbsp OLIVE OIL
1 Tbsp ITALIAN SEASONING
½ tsp BLACK PEPPER
SALT to taste
½ tsp RED PEPPER FLAKES
¼ cup fresh BASIL
1 cup fresh SPINACH
So far, my favorite pastas for this dish are the smaller elbow pastas and rotini pasta.
How to Make Cheesy Pasta
- Preheat oven to 400˚F
- In a baking dish, toss whole cherry tomatoes with 1 Tbsp of olive oil. Check prices for a baking dish on amazon.
- Add in the garlic, salt, black pepper, pepper flakes, Italian seasoning and toss until the tomatoes are coated.
- Make space for the bar of cream cheese in the center of the tomatoes and top the cheese with 1 Tbsp of olive oil.
- Bake uncovered in the oven for 20 minutes.
- While the tomatoes bake, make the pasta according to the pasta package directions.
- Drain the pasta and toss the pasta in a bowl with roughly chopped spinach and basil. Check current prices for a colander on amazon.
- After the tomatoes roast for 20 minutes, turn the oven to broil and continue to cook the tomatoes for 5 more minutes, then remove the tomatoes from the oven.
- Carefully crush the tomatoes and cheese with a fork and stir the mixture together into a sauce.
- Add the sauce to the past–or the pasta to the sauce!–whichever is easier with the dishes you’re using. Mix everything together well and serve the cheesy pasta hot.
Tips for this Creamy Pasta Recipe
- Smaller pasta works great with this dish. Rotini pasta is ideal because the outer ridges are hold onto the creamy, cheesy sauce.
- A bar of Philadelphia cream cheese is perfect for this recipe, but you can experiment with other creamy cheeses as well. My mom likes using Boursin cheeses, especially the garlic and herb flavor. Or you can try feta cheese, and maybe add some Greek olives for a Mediterranean twist.
- Fresh basil is a nice touch, but it’s optional. Try adding a little dried basil if you don’t have fresh leaves, or just add a little extra Italian seasoning and leave the basil out altogether.
- Sneaking spinach into the recipe is an easy way to add nutrition, and the green makes the dish look very appetizing. I don’t cook onions into this dish, but adding chopped green onions into the final toss of sauce and pasta is also an option and a way to add fresh color without the spinach.
And for another interesting pasta dish, check out this Couscous Salad Recipe.
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