That Famous Pasta

I am very late to the game in making this pasta dish that seems to be all over Tik Tok and Instagram.  My sister visited last Sunday and I thought it was the perfect time to try the recipe as I had just picked up the cheese at Costco - and had the tomatoes on hand, as well as a box of whole wheat pasta in the pantry.  I am SO glad I finally tried this dish - we loved it!

I found the version I made on The Recipe Well - here is the link to that site.

https://therecipewell.com/boursin-cheese-pasta/

I did not follow the recipe exactly - and I think that is the beauty of this dish, you can change some things around and it still works great.

Ingredients:

• 1 5.3 ounce package of garlic and herbs Boursin cheese
• 2 pints cherry tomatoes
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onions
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon  kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 8 oz. bow tie noodles ( fusilli or rotini work well, too)
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced basil leaves
• Optional garnish: grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  In a 13x9 ceramic dish, place the cheese in the middle of the dish, then surround it with the cherry tomatoes, onion, and garlic.

I did not have red onions on hand, so I used what I had...

and was happy to use my Fall Leaves Temptations 13x9 pan.

I used the minced garlic in a jar.

Olive oil

After adding the salt and pepper - then use your hands to gently coat the tomatoes and in the oil and seasonings.

Bake for about 25-30 minutes...or until the tomatoes start to burst.

Meanwhile, cook the pasta...I used penne because that was what I had in the pantry. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water for later.

When it comes out of the oven it looks like this...stir it all together and gently smash the tomatoes.

I did not have any basil, and I did not add any extra cheese.

Add the cooked pasta and then slowly add water to get it to the way you want it.

You can add chicken breast in the dish and cook it a bit longer - checking the temp of the chicken to make sure it is cooked to proper temperature.  It was a nice day so we ate on the screened patio and I put some chicken breasts on the grill to serve with the pasta.

I served it with some rustic bread and I had a glass of white wine with it.  It was DELICIOUS!

I would definitely make this dish again.  There was plenty of leftover pasta...I heated it up in the microwave ( added a little water to make it more saucy ) and served it with grilled shrimp mixed in.  Again, it was wonderful.

While waiting for the dish to bake we watched the Eagles lose :-(

and enjoyed some snacks.

It was a great day!

So...have you seen this dish on one of the social media platforms - and have you tried it ?  Any variations?  What did you think ?  Please leave a comment below and let me know.  I really love hearing from you!

Hope you have a wonderful week and are enjoying a fabulous October!

“I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

― L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables