Long-established Italian ingredients sure to make any meal fantastic - mini Farfalle with cherry tomatoes, basil, mozzarella, onion and seasonings.
- Level: Easy
- Total: 19 min
- Prep: 7 min
- Cook: 12 min
- Yield: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
1 box Barilla Piccolini® Mini Farfalle
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons onions, minced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
Salt and Pepper to taste
4 leaves fresh basil, chopped fine
4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
Directions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil.
- Add oil and onions to a medium saute pan and heat over medium-high heat. Saute for 3 minutes or until onions are soft.
- Add cherry tomatoes to skillet. Saute tomatoes for another 3 minutes until skins are blistered and flesh is heated through; season with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook Piccolini® Mini Farfalle according to directions on the package.
- Remove sauce from heat, puree 1/3 of sauce in a blender on high, for 2 minutes. Return the puree to saute pan.
- Drain and toss pasta with sauce. Finish with basil and mozzarella cheese.
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