Boursin Cheese Pasta Tomatoes (Print View)

A creamy pasta dish with roasted cherry tomatoes and melted Boursin cheese for rich flavor.

# What You’ll Need:

→ Vegetables

01 - 1.3 lbs cherry tomatoes
02 - 3 cloves garlic, minced

→ Dairy

03 - 5.3 oz Boursin cheese, Garlic & Fine Herbs
04 - 1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)

→ Pasta

05 - 12 oz dried pasta, penne or fusilli

→ Oils and Seasonings

06 - 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
07 - 1/2 tsp salt
08 - 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
09 - 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
10 - Fresh basil, for garnish

# Directions:

01 - Set the oven temperature to 400°F.
02 - In a large baking dish, combine cherry tomatoes, minced garlic, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes if using; toss to coat thoroughly.
03 - Place the whole Boursin cheese in the center of the tomatoes and drizzle additional olive oil over it.
04 - Roast in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until tomatoes burst and caramelize and cheese becomes soft and melted.
05 - While roasting, cook pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water according to package directions until al dente; reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain.
06 - Remove the baking dish from oven; stir the melted Boursin into tomatoes creating a creamy sauce, adding heavy cream optionally for added richness.
07 - Add drained pasta and reserved pasta water to baking dish; toss well to coat pasta evenly with the sauce.
08 - Adjust seasoning to taste and finish with fresh basil garnish before serving.

# Expert Advice:

01 -
  • It uses five main ingredients and tastes like you spent an hour stirring risotto.
  • The tomatoes blister and collapse into the melted cheese, building the sauce for you while you do nothing.
  • Leftovers reheat beautifully and somehow taste even better the next day.
02 -
  • Don't skip reserving pasta water; that starchy liquid is what turns the cheese and tomatoes into a sauce that actually clings instead of sliding off.
  • If your tomatoes look dry halfway through roasting, drizzle in a little more olive oil to keep them from scorching.
  • Let the dish rest for two minutes after tossing; the pasta will absorb the sauce and the flavors will settle into each other.
03 -
  • Use a shallow baking dish rather than a deep one; the tomatoes roast more evenly and caramelize better when spread out.
  • If you can't find Boursin, substitute with cream cheese mixed with a teaspoon of garlic powder and a handful of chopped fresh herbs.
  • For a golden top, switch the oven to broil for the last two minutes of roasting, but watch it closely so the cheese doesn't burn.
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