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date night pasta

Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Pesto

Kind of like tiktok pasta, but with pesto and extra seasonings! It is the perfect date night pasta dinner to make for the pesto lover in your life. This pasta recipe is fairly easy to make as well, so there is little chance of it going wrong! Recipe serves 2-4 people, depending on how hungry you are.
5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 people

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9 x 9 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz cherry tomatoes
  • 5 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 oz fetta cheese
  • 16 oz fettuccine noodles
  • 4 oz pesto
  • 2 tablespoon garlic
  • seasonings to taste: garlic pepper, red pepper flakes

Instructions
 

  • In an 8x8 baking dish, pour olive oil. Add tomatoes. Stir. Place in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. While this is baking, begin to cook the pasta according to box directions.
  • After 10 minutes, remove tomato dish from the oven and add feta. Place back in the oven for 10 minutes or until tomatoes begin to blister.
  • By this point, your noodles should be done cooking. If they are not done, let cook a bit longer. If they are done, remove from heat. Dump out all water from noodles except for ¼ cup. Leave noodles in dish.
  • Add pesto and garlic to noodles. When the tomato/feta mixture is done cooking, add them to the noodles as well. Stir. Season to taste. Serve your date night pasta with pesto and tomatoes to your date!

All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. Nutritional facts listed are a rough estimate and should only be followed as a general idea.

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