Dinner

Cheesy Caprese Pasta is for Dinner.

Cheesy Caprese Pasta takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Cheesy Caprese Pasta takes 15 minutes to cook.

Cheesy Caprese Pasta makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Cheesy Caprese Pasta are:

4.0 oz Mozzarella Cheese
Ground Black Pepper
6.0 tbsp Fresh Basil
Sea Salt
6.0 cloves Garlic
2.0 Shallots
4.0 Red Ripe Roma Tomatoes
1.0 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
3.0 tbsp Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
3.0 cup Organic Whole Wheat Fusilli Pasta
8.0 tsp Grated Parm Cheese

Here is how you make Cheesy Caprese Pasta:

Boil water for pasta, salt water and add one tbsp. EVOO, add pasta cook until aldente. Reserve one cup of pasta water. Drain pasta and set aside. Core and seed tomatoes and set aside. Chop garlic and shallots. Heat the same pan you cooked the pasta in, and add one tbsp. EVOO, chopped garlic and shallot. Chop tomato and add to pan, stir quickly. Chiffon about twelve fresh basil leaves and add to pan. Stir quickly and stir in cooked pasta. Drizzle with last tbsp. EVOO, and about a 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water, stir quickly and add four tbsps. Parm and 4 oz. Mozzarella, stir until creamy, salt to taste. If needed, add additional pasta water 1/4 cup at a time to thin sauce to desired consistency. Remove from heat and drizzle with one tbsp. Balsamic vinegar and serve immediately. Top with remaining parm and ground pepper. Serving Size: Makes about four 1.25 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 4.0Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ADUANE1014.

The nutritional information for Cheesy Caprese Pasta is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 455.9

• Total Fat: 19.4 g
• Cholesterol: 26.4 mg
• Sodium: 514.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 52.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.6 g
• Protein: 21.0 g

Cheesy Caprese Pasta is Italian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Cheesy Caprese Pasta is Vegetarian