Roasted Garlic Butter Bucatini with Burst Cherry Tomatoes.
Heya! What’s going on with your Monday? Want to eat buttery pasta? Like, together?
I’m really quite busy doing things like finishing off the weekend’s batch of chocolate chip cookies (if you follow me on snapchat, uh, you totally saw how my husband baked them… ) and watching the Tony Awards and have spent a good chunk of time tonight figuring out how I can spin this thang into a theatrical performance. Yes? No? No?
A resounding no?
It’s okay. I get it.
In true Jessica fashion, I almost deemed this meal waaay too simple to share on the blog; in fact I’m quite sure I would have done exactly that before Max was bored. (Bored? BORED? Good gosh can I get it together ever? I meant born. Before Max was BORN.) But this is definitely something we are eating now – it’s simple but doesn’t lack any flavor because… butter.
Compound butter is where it’s at for me right now. A few minutes in the kitchen can yield a whole host of flavors that can be put to use weekly and change the game for so many dishes. I can’t stop. You know how I get hooked on things and then make thirty versions of said thing and then force it down your throat the entire season?
Yeah. Yep. This is one of those.
It’s ridiculously simple though – just some roasted garlic cloves whirled into wonderful butter. And eaten. Embarrassingly simple, if I do say so myself. Right?
So. Since it’s Monday, let’s roast some cloves until they are caramely and the smash them into some unsalted, creamy butter. And mix until whipped and wonderful. And then roll it up in a pretty little package! And then put it on all things hot in your kitchen. Pasta, toast, eggs, brownies?
Okay maybe not. I don’t know. Some people eat garlic ice cream and are all into it. Are you one of those? If so, I love you.
Um, also, hi. Can someone please make whole wheat bucatini? That is easily accessible? Or accessible by the internet? Thaaaank you.
[Because I have learned the dangers of shopping through amazon on my phone while IN BED. Like, oh hey, it’s 3am and I just fed the baby and maybe I’m going to buy this texturizing spray for my hair that everyone (read: 3 people I watched on youtube) is talking about. Noooo. I proably shouldn’t. Oh wait. Only one button? Oops. Done. Stop judging me my thumb slipped maybe I’ll return it. (never.)]
Also: when you write “butter” instead of “button.” When your phone starts correcting “button” to “butter.”
I don’t hate it.
Let’s admire these big fat roasted garlic butter medallions. Are these medallions? I don’t know. It sounded more professional than “garlic butter circles.” Because I’m so professional and all.
That’s my goal here. Professionalism.
Ooooh do you know what kind of meal this really is?
It’s the kind of meal that two new parents eat when they are feeling super exhausted and really… old. Like the kind of old that makes you raise your eyebrows when the movie Knocked Up is on ABC Family.
Uh when did I become a parent? Besides that whole day in December thing. Because I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have cared what network that movie was on six months ago. I’m so horrified of myself. Not horrified enough, I’m sure, to keep from watching Orange is the New Black later this week. Or watch The Wolf of Wall Street for a second time. Hashtag hypocrite.
Semi-related sidebar. Why does it have to get so atrociously hot in the summer and make us not want to turn on the oven and do lovely things like roast tomatoes until they explode? Or toast marshmallows for all things s’mores? I need to discuss with nature, brb.
But seriously. This is as easy as can be and I’m sure you’ve figured that out by now. If you make the compound butter ahead of time, this meal can be on your table in 30 minutes or less (or however long you want to take to roast those tomatoes). The easiest right? And it’s, like, 432 times better than the grilled cheese you’re thinking of throwing together with the last few shards of six cheeses in the fridge and stale bread and also the consideration of bacon grease as butter before realizing you’d hate life for two days.
I have no idea what that is like so I’m just sticking to bucatini always. I also promise to use more appropriate (but not too many) commas in the future.
Roasted Garlic Butter Bucatini with Burst Tomatoes
Ingredients
roasted garlic butter
- 2 bulbs garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
pasta
- 16 ounces cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 pound bucatini pasta
- 1/2 cup freshly grated parmagiano-reggiano cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. To roast the garlic, slice off the top portion of the garlic head to reveal the cloves. Lightly rub back and forth to remove the paper and peel any excess paper off. Pour a bit of olive oil over each bulb. Wrap the bulbs tightly in foil and place in the oven. Roast for 45 to 60 minutes, until the cloves are caramely and golden. Let cool slightly.
- Squeeze the cloves out into a bowl and add the salt. Mash the cloves and salt with a fork. Add in the butter and mash and stir together for a few minutes until the garlic is evenly distributed. Place the butter in a piece of plastic wrap (you can sort of shape it here too) and put it in the fridge to firm up. You can absolutely do this all ahead of time!
- With the oven still on, add the tomatoes to a baking sheet. Season with the olive oil, salt and pepper and toss well. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until they are just bursting. At this time, bring the pasta water to a boil and prepare according to the package directions.
- Once the pasta is finished cooking, drain it and toss with 1 to 2 tablespoons of the roasted garlic butter (or more!). Toss with the freshly grated cheese, pepper flakes and the tomatoes. Toss with the basil leaves. Serve immediately.
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91 Comments on “Roasted Garlic Butter Bucatini with Burst Cherry Tomatoes.”
it was lovely recipe and sure tonight i will try and served it front of my family , thanks for sharing love to always read your new post and always in touch your blogs posting.
Yup, love your blog too. Yup would eat garlic ice cream (okay frozen yogurt, hey, I’m watching my girly figure, oh wait, I’m a guy, but my swim trunks are getting tight!) Anyhow, I ate a stick of butter when I was a kid and mom wasn’t watching, so that’s how much I love butter and this dish looks yummy.
Can I just live inside that pasta? And don’t bother me once I’m in there.
This pasta is EVERYTHING! My gosh, if this isn’t summer livin’ I don’t even know what is. ;) I really cannot even stand how incredible those bursting roasted cherry tomatoes look! And roasted garlic butter. Always a good idea. <3
I definitely want to eat this on a Monday night! Those tomatoes are everything and that compound butter was a genius idea.
Mmmmmm sooo pretty! Soooo Cheesy … love it!!
Wow…this looks amazing, Jessica!
AAAHHH, love this flavor combo, like I’m totally obsessed with this and am going to be making this stat!!
This is awesome! Looks delicious.
Yum! Butter and garlic!
Oh my heavens does that look good! I just bought a bag of garlic at the store this weekend and now I know exactly what I am going to do with it. I will roast my garlic in the Crock-Pot (anything to avoid turning on the oven in the Summer) but then I am totally going to make some roasted garlic compound butter. My husband is going to LOVE me!
I freaking LOVE this idea! Roasted garlic anything is automatically my favorite. Can’t wait to try!
ohh my! this looks just perfect! wish i could have a huge plate for lunch now :D
Personally, the simple meals are the best!! And you found your own way to jazz it up with the amazing roasted garlic butter medallions, ha! I love reading your blog, keep doing what you do!
Ohhhh yum! <3
(and I saw that cookie snapchat! *insert laughing emoji here*)
This is what I want to eat everyday for lunch ALL SUMMER LONG! Yum! And shopping in bed – I had to ban my phone from my room so I would stop doing that! It’s toooooo easy!
That looks SO GOOD, which is really saying something since I just had pasta last night and I make pasta for dinner only like once a month. I think this would go amazing with some grilled chicken tonight, but… I don’t have tomatoes. Probably a good thing. We just had pasta. Lol
Yummy!!!! Looks delicious ;)
xoRosie
Rosie’s Life
This pasta looks so stinkin’ yummy!!!! I’m just dying to dive into a bowl!
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This looks awesomeee. I’m with you – summer is so weird. I’m supposed to not want to eat heavy things like pasta or turn on the oven, but how the hell else are you supposed to enjoy perfect cherry tomatoes?
Those tomatoes!! Swoon!
Very nice, I love roasting garlic, I started making mine a few years ago when I saw it on your blog, its so good, its amazing, good in any dishes, adds so much flavor! Love this recipe.
I want… With shrimp and scallops!
noodle styling on point!! kudos to you.
(also, how do you feel about “on fleek”? haha. because i actually wanted to say, “#noodlestylingonfleek.” how embarrassing.) but for real, i appreciate your lovely little noodle swirls.
That garlic butter could pretty much go on anything….for real!! Yum!
Holy cow, I need to make that garlic butter!!! Looks amazing and I am pretty sure I could get away with putting it on my toast for breakfast, no?! :D
Is bucatini the one that’s hollow in the middle? Gah, that is my favorite.
I can almost taste those tomatoes bursting with delicious caramelized goodness and that roasted garlic aroma wafting through the air. Your photos are so appetizing!
Can we talk about how I love the way you write? Please keep up the extra comma monologue, it is like listening to my long lost twin. Confession. I didn’t even read the recipe, I just loved reading your commentary. But Im sure its amazing.
Simplicity reigns supreme!
I adore roasted garlic and this sounds so simple and delicious! I would so use that butter for lightly steamed veg just to jazz things up!
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This looks fantastic! Now I feel like eating pasta, but I have already cooked something else…
I want a big spoonful of just that butter…okay give me a big piece of whole grain bread to smear it on and I would be happy. Not to mention this pasta reminds of a sophisticated version of butter noodles I would consume copious amounts of when I was little. This is much betttterrrrrr.
OMG, that compound butter! Made with roasted garlic. Wow that certainly can’t be beat. But wait, then you combine Parmesan, fresh garlic and cherry tomatoes. What a symphony of flavors.
i am a pasta junkie so this is perfect in my book!
Hi, Jess! I have a confession: I hate raw tomatoes. These “burst” cherry tomatoes look like something I could handle, but there’s something about the texture and flavor of raw ones that don’t sit right with me. Think I could roast them fully or scoop the insides out and still have a great dish?
I made this for dinner last night! Saw it in my feed, had all the ingredients to hand, had to have it. It was fantastic- my husband and I both loved it. Thank you!
omg homemade roasted garlic butter, are you TRYING to ruin my life? I will now have this at every meal.
Also I KNOW about the weather – last summer I went to this fundraiser happy hour that had outdoor fire pits for smores and it was impossible to rock the smores because we couldn’t stop sweating. Anywho, thanks for the recipe!
– Amy
With such a writing style and the tempting pictures, am sold to this recipe. Problem is I might have it for dinner every night. So another recipe to cure the anticipated addiction please.
Heck yeah I want to eat buttery pasta! Preferably all the time. :) This is such a classic combination, you have to love it. Yay!
Love garlic butter and your recipe looks delish! Making sure that I don’t get lazy and eat it in bed and making a mess on my linen sheets.
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I’m SO GLAD that you did share this recipe! Simple doesn’t always mean that we (read: I) can come up with this deliciousness on my own. I love roasted garlic. I love butter. How have I never thought to incorporate the two? Yay for simple dins!
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This looks so yummy and healthy. I love those tomatoes & garlic just makes things even better!! So on my list to try!
Also I saw this and thought you might appreciate it and transform it into a not so healthy but even yummier version?
http://www.cutandjacked.com/Recipe-Banana-Peanut-Butter-Stuffed-Protein-Pancakes