Boursin pasta with roasted tomatoes
A roasted tomato pasta with boursin cheese sauce that is a delicious and hearty.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 400 g of any type of short cut pasta like penne, farfelle, rotini, etc. (0.9lb)
- 1 cup of fresh baby spinach
- 10-12 cherry tomatoes
- 5 oz of boursin cheese (1 packet)
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 teaspoon of onion powder
- pinch of salt and pepper
- pinch of parsley
- 3/4 cup of shredded cheese (optional) eg. gruyere, emmental, etc.
Instructions
- In a large pot on the stove, cook the pasta according to package instructions.
- Wash the baby spinach and the cherry tomatoes, and chop the cherry tomatoes in half.
- Add the olive oil, parsley, onion powder, salt, and pepper into the bowl with the cherry tomatoes and mix so that the tomatoes are evenly covered.
- Preheat a frying pan on the stove at medium heat.
- Place the cherry tomato halves face down on a lightly oiled pan and let them cook for 8-10 minutes until they look lightly cooked.
- Once the pasta has finished cooking, drain half the water from the pasta and place back on the stovetop.
- Reduce to a low temperature on the stovetop and stir in the spinach, and cherry tomatoes for 5 minutes.
- Turn the stove off and immediately add the boursin cheese into the pasta dish while it is warm.
- Stir in the cheese with a wooden spoon till the it melts and covers the pasta.
- Serve while warm with the optional shredded cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 350kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 15gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 398mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g
Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.