Description
While the pasta cooks heat a pan and add a few ingredients, finish with Parmesan cheese and pasta seasoning, a drizzle of olive oil and you have a quick pasta recipe that tastes amazing and hits all the right spots!
Ingredients
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- 400 grams pasta
- 1 shallot (sliced)
- 2 00 grams mushrooms
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 cloves garlic - skin on
- 2 tbsps balsamic vinegar
- 1 /2 cup parmesan cheese
- 2 teaspoons pasta seasoning
- salt for cooking the pasta
Instructions
- Boil the water to cook the pasta. Once boiling, add salt and cook till a minute or 2 under packet instructions cook time.
- Heat a non-stick pan and add the olive oil. Fry the sliced mushrooms until done. Set aside.
- Same pan cut some of the cherry tomatoes in half, add them to the pan and sauté with a pinch of salt and pepper seasoning. Cook until the skin looks crisp and the tomato juices start flowing.
- Add the balsamic vinegar and give the pan a gentle swirl getting the balsamic into the tomato juices. 2 minutes.
- Add the sliced shallots. Give the pan a gentle swirl to get the shallots and cherry tomatoes into the oil and seasoning.
- Add the crushed garlic.
- Add the remaining cherry tomatoes. No need to slice these.
- Using a ladle, transfer the cooked pasta from the pasta pot to the pan. Turn the pasta into the oils, pan juices and balsamic until well combined. Add a dash of pasta water to create a sauce if needed but less is more here. Don't take away from the pan juices, bursting cherry tomatoes and balsamic by adding too much pasta water. You need less than a 1/4 cup if any! More like a couple of tablespoons.
- Add freshly grated Parmesan cheese, and parsley. Give everything a gentle swirl.
- Serve with a sprinkle of pasta seasoning, more freshly grated parmesan (a tiny amount) and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner, lunch
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 957
- Fat: 8
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 13
- Cholesterol: 20