Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Garlic
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pd. cherry or grape tomatoes
- 12 cloves of garlic peeled
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 16 oz package of uncooked bow tie pasta
- 4 oz light cream cheese softened
- ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- In a large bowl, toss the tomatoes and garlic with the olive oil until coated. The pour onto a large baking sheet.
- Bake at 450 degrees for 14-16 minutes. Do not open oven with the tomatoes are cooking, or it just may set off your smoke alarm.
- While tomatoes are cooking, cook pasta according to package directions.
- Once tomatoes are cooked remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Set aside 18 tomatoes for serving.
- Transfer the remaining tomatoes, garlic, and oil to a food processor. Add in the cream cheese and salt. Process until smooth.
- Add sauce to the cooked pasta and toss to coat. Serve each serving topped with 3 of the remaining whole tomatoes. Serves 6.