Summer Sun Gold Tomato Pasta with Bread Crumbs

Name: Summer Sun Gold Tomato Pasta with Bread Crumbs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 2 pints Sun Gold cherry tomatoes or other small cherry tomatoes, whole; 2 slices crusty bread, torn into small pieces; 3 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil, divided; 16 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced; 3 medium cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 454 grams shaped pasta (I used trofie); 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes

Summer Sun Gold Tomato Pasta with Bread Crumbs might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 678 calories, 21g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. Head to the store and pick up pepper flakes, sun gold cherry tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Meanwhile, add bread pieces to a food processor, and process until fine crumbs are formed, about 10 seconds.

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Pot

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 10-inch stainless steel skillet over medium until shimmering.

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Add crumbs and stir until evenly coated in the oil. Cook, stirring often, until bread crumbs are golden brown, about 4 minutes.

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Cooking Oil

Transfer to a medium-sized bowl. Toss with a quarter of the sliced basil and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

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Wipe out skillet.

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Heat butter and remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat until butter is melted.

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Add garlic and red pepper flakes, and cook until garlic is lightly browned, about 1 minute. Raise heat to medium-high, and add tomatoes and half the shredded basil. Stir well. Cook until all the tomatoes have burst open, and a light sauce begins to form, about 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat and set aside.

Cook pasta to al dente according to the directions on the packaging. Reserve a 1/4 cup of pasta water, and then drain in the colander.

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Add pasta to the skillet with tomatoes and toss well. Turn heat to high, pour in half of the reserved pasta water, and cook until sauce is thick. If too dry, add more of the pasta water.

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Serve pasta with a sprinkling of bread crumbs and the remaining basil.

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