Creamy Caprese Pasta.
Sigh.
It’s Monday.
I know.
You probably don’t have a smile on your face. Maybe you woke up 35 minutes late and couldn’t wash your hair. Dumped hot coffee on your new white shirt? Couldn’t fit into your new white shirt? Or maybe you dropped your last allergy pill – the only thing that keeps you from scratching out your eyeballs in May – down the garbage disposal. Did you reach down there nearly sacrificing your hand, only to feel something slimy and scary in a desperate attempt to limit wheezing and snot and itchiness?
That only means one thing. Someone needs to stop disposing of lime wedges and chicken in the sink.
Mondays are for grown ups. Mondays are for people who wear suits and carry briefcases and use a shoe horn to put on their loafers and rinse with green Scope. In other words, Mondays are for my dad.
But I have some good news!
Monday just got a whole lot more tolerable. Monday just got cheesier and creamier. Monday just got so much better than online shoe shopping, self tanner searching, surviving on salad because you stuffed your face while weekending, and attempting to hold off on the snoring while you take a little desk snooze.
Shucks… I sort of like Monday now. But just today.
So – the pasta!
Am I gonna give it up or what? Chewy noodles swim in a light tomato cream sauce. Creamy chunks of fresh mozzarella hide in between pops of grape tomatoes and ribbons of basil, and melt into a gooey, bubbly binder that falls perfectly atop a slice of crusty, buttery garlic bread. It’s almost as perfect as a toasty French loaf topped with a homegrown tomato round, buffalo mozzarella circle, and a solitary silky basil leaf. But better.
Creamy Caprese Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat pasta, noodles such as penne work best
- 1 cup of your favorite pasta/tomato sauce
- 1/3 cup heavy cream or half and half
- 1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese + more for garnish
- 4 ounces fresh mozzarella, cut into cubes
- 1 pint of grape tomatoes, I cut some in half and left some whole
- 1 bunch of fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Boil water and cook pasta according to directions.
- While pasta is cooking, heat tomato sauce over low heat in a large saucepan. Once warm, stir in heavy cream and grated parmesan. Once pasta is done cooking, drain and dump into the sauce, mixing to coat and turning off heat. Fold in mozzarella cubes and tomatoes, then chop 3-4 fresh basil leaves and add them in too. Once combined, spray a baking dish with non-stick spray and pour the entire pasta mixture into the dish. Top with fresh mozzarella rounds. Bake for 25 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly.
- Top with additional fresh basil and grated cheese. Serve with garlic bread. You can also add in chicken, steak or seafood for some protein.
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Take that Monday.
280 Comments on “Creamy Caprese Pasta.”
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This looks AMAZING!
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I make this recipe at least once a month but add sliced Sicilian olives and some crisped prosciutto to the mix. Mangia!!
Hi- this looks delicious! Can you please clarify what is meant by “fresh mozzarella rounds” for the top? Is that part of the 4 oz cubed mozzarella?
WOW! This looks so good! Comfort food/pasta!
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One of my favorite regular recipes for our family, to deliver to friends, etc. Definitly add more sauce though! I usually use a jar of sauce and about a cup of 1/2 and 1/2. Yum! Thank you!
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How do I print just the recipe without all the other 13 pages?
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this feeds way more than 4-6 and if you place mozzeralla on top, you need more than 4 oz. My pasta loving family loved. it.
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This recipe was DELICIOUS. And really easy!
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wow, that’s just too much good stuff in one ,kids would love this, i’m making this ASAP
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I was thinking of lasagna but I think I will make this pasta ; also going to add bell peppers and olives to it.
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I was thinking of lasagna but I think I will make this pasta ; also going to add bell peppers and olives to it.
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Thanks for this lovely recipe! My kids loved it and it is a good way to use up a little bit of leftover pasta sauce.
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This is delicious. I’m really very happy that I have found this blog to make my daily foods more tasty and enjoyable.
thanks dear