Boursin Cheese Pasta
Servings 2
Equipment
- Small Baking Dish
- Large pot
Ingredients
- Handful of cherry tomatoes
- 1 small shallot, sliced thinly
- 1-2 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Crushed red pepper flakes to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper to taste
- ½ of a 5.2 oz round of garlic and herb Boursin cheese
- 4 oz spaghetti noodles cooked per instructions, reserving ¼ cup of cooking liquid
- 3 tbsp parmesan cheese finely grated
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Prepare the tomatoes & cheese by placing the cherry tomatoes, shallot, and garlic in a small baking dish, drizzle with olive oil, and season with crushed red pepper flakes, sea salt, and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste. Toss to coat evenly.
- Add the Boursin ½ round to the baking dish, nuzzling it among the cherry tomatoes.
- Cook the tomatoes & cheese, placing them into the oven to bake for 15 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking time.
- Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti according to package directions in a large pot of well-salted water, reserving ¼ cup of the pasta cooking water for the sauce.
- To serve, remove the baking dish from the oven and add the cooked pasta, parmesan cheese, and parsley to the cheese and tomatoes; add some of the cooking water; gently toss to coat evenly, then allow it to sit for a few minutes for it to thicken and soak into the noodles.
- Gently toss to coat evenly again. Taste the pasta and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste, if needed.
- Serve immediately with fresh parmesan on the side. Enjoy.