Pasta with Roasted Garlic & Tomatoes Recipe

By sklesley

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 pounds cherry tomatoes
• 12 garlic cloves, peeled
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 cups uncooked bow tie pasta
• 4 ounces (1/2 cup) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 20mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450°. In a bowl, toss tomatoes and garlic cloves with oil; transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast 14-16 minutes or until very soft. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.

Cool tomato mixture slightly. Reserve 12 tomatoes for serving with pasta. Transfer remaining tomato mixture to a food processor. Add cream cheese and salt; process until smooth. Transfer to a large bowl.

Drain pasta; add to tomato mixture and toss to coat. Top with reserved tomatoes.
Yield: 4 servings.