This roasted cherry tomato pasta combines your favorite pasta and a delicious homemade cherry tomato pasta sauce - a healthy, simple, and delicious mid-week meal that can be made from scratch in 30 minutes! Plus, this recipe is sugar-free, dairy-free, and naturally vegan!
Make the tomato pasta sauce according to these instructions - This can be made fresh or in advance and stored in the fridge/freezer.
Add the sauce to a saucepan to heat up (and optionally reduce slightly). Depending on if you want to adapt the recipe in any way, you may want to saute some veg first or add extra ingredients to the sauce at this point while it simmers.
Meanwhile, boil your pasta of choice in a pan of liberally salted water (or vegetable stock).
Drain the pasta leaving some of the starchy water behind, just enough to coat the pasta. It will help the sauce to adhere. The rest of the pasta water can be saved (read notes below).
Mix the cooked pasta into the heated tomato pasta sauce and then serve, garnished with your toppings of choice!
How To Store
Any prepared cherry tomato pasta can be allowed to cool slightly then stored in an airtight container for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or stovetop - you may need a splash of water or vegetable stock to bring it back to the same creamy consistency.You can also freeze the mixed tomato pasta dish for up to 2 months. Allow it to thaw in the refrigerator before reheating it.
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Notes
Don't drain all pasta water: Save some with the pasta to help the pasta sauce adhere to the pasta. The leftover pasta water can be frozen into ice-cube trays and added to stocks and soups. DON'T use it for watering plants if it has salt in it!
Use vegetable stock instead of water to cook the pasta for even more flavor!
Check the blog post for TONS of ways to adapt this recipe- including creamy pasta, spicy, with vegetables, etc!!