Italian Roasted Tomatoes, Basil and Spaghetti

Photo by sean

Italian Roasted Tomatoes, Basil and Spaghetti

This is lovely, fresh, simple, quick and easy pasta dish that can be served as fast as the spaghetti can cook. Fresh Italian flavor rings through and the ingredients are perfectly matched.

15 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 15 minutes

308 calories per serving view nutrition facts

sean

2 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

5	ounces	pasta	any kind will do, prefer whole wheat spaghetti
1/4	cup	basil	fresh, chopped
1	clove	garlic	minced
14	ounces	cherry tomatoes	Italian, canned, unpeeled whole, no salt added
1/2	teaspoon	sea salt	preferable high quality
1	teaspoon	olive oil, extra-virgin	as high a quality as you can find

Directions

Preheat the oven broiler.

Start cooking the pasta according to the package directions.

Place the whole cherry tomatoes on a baking sheet coated with a light amount of cooking spray. Broil until lightly charred.

In a bowl mix the tomatoes, garlic and olive oil. Roughly breaking up the whole cherry tomatoes. Add most of the fresh basil and gently mix together.

Place a serving of the well drained cooked pasta on a plate. Top with the tomato mixture. Sprinkle with the sea salt, garish with some basil.

Enjoy.

For the photo I used President's Choice, Splendido La Cucina Italiana unpeeled whole Italian cherry tomatoes. Fresh basil just picked from my herb garden, Maldon Pure Flaky smoked sea salt and Nicolas Alziari stone pressed Extra Virgin Olive oil.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 229g

Amount per Serving

Calories 308 11% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.0g	6%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	3%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 602mg	25%
Total Carbohydrate 59.0g	20%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g	16%
Sugars 6.0g
Protein 11.0g	21%

Vitamin A	26%		Vitamin C	33%
Calcium	3%		Iron	15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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