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Creamy Tomato Pasta with Garlic Bread

Creamy Tomato Pasta with Garlic Bread

This creamy tomato pasta with garlic bread recipe is a comforting, flavour-filled dish that’s very easy to make and ready to serve in less than 30 minutes. Optional ingredients include prawns and chilli flakes which you can always swap out if you’d prefer. But we absolutely insist this creamy pasta dish is served with a deliciously crispy garlic baguette. 

At a Glance

Servings:

2-3

Difficulty:

Easy

Prep Time:

10 Minutes

Cooking Time:

20-25 Minutes

You can always add spinach or mushrooms to your pasta dish to get more of your five a day. And if you don’t have fusilli you can switch and use penne or spaghetti instead. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for up to 2 days if stored in an airtight container.

What you'll need:

Nutritional Info

  • Energy (Kcal) 2,427
  • Fat (g) 116
  • Saturates (g) 56.6
  • Carbohydrates (g) 256
  • Sugars (g) 18.2
  • Fibre (g) 16.2
  • Protein (g) 86.4
  • Salt (g) 4.3

Method:

  1. Pre-heat your oven ready for the garlic baguette. 
  2. Boil a large pot of salted water, add the fusilli and cook according to the packet instructions. 
  3. Once cooked, save some of the pasta water and drain the rest and set pasta aside.
  4. To make the sauce, grab a large pan and heat the olive oil or butter.
  5. Mince your garlic cloves and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
  6. Pour in the peeled plum tomatoes and break them up with a spoon.
  7. Simmer for 10 minutes to reduce slightly.
  8. Stir in the double cream and mix well.
  9. Add the grated cheese and stir until melted and creamy.
  10. Season with salt, pepper and the optional chilli flakes.
  11. Place the garlic baguette onto the middle shelf in your hot oven and bake according to the package instructions.
  12. Add your optional prawns. If using raw prawns add them to the sauce and cook for 3-5 minutes until pink and cooked through. If using cooked prawns stir them in for the last 2 minutes to heat through.
  13. Combine the cooked fusilli to the sauce and mix well, adding a splash of reserved pasta water if the sauce is too thick.
  14. Have a little taste and adjust seasoning.
  15. Plate the creamy tomato pasta hot, top with more cheddar, basil or chilli flakes for some extra heat.
  16. Serve with the warm, crispy garlic bread on the side.
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