Cherry Tomato Pasta in 30 minutes

Note: this recipe was to make a bigger batch of pasta for 6 and it was a lot so measurements below are for a big batch!!

~ingredients: 24 oz of cherry tomatoes, 3/4 box of spaghetti, 3/4 of a head of garlic (minced), zest of 1 large lemon, salt, pepper, basil, 2 tbsp of butter , Parmesan cheese

~instructions:

1. Bring pot of water to boil, and salt the water (it’s ok to be generous, i use a palmful of salt) Throw in your pasta, I used spaghetti in this recipe

2. While the spaghetti cooks, heat up a separate pan and add in oil once hot. Then let the oil heat up

3. Throw in your garlic, toast for about a minute before throwing in your cherry tomatoes.

4. Add in lemon zest, salt, pepper, pinch of red pepper flakes. Mix to coat.

5. This is where we just let the cherry tomatoes cook but stir often. If they start popping, that means your heat is too high. Heat should be on a medium low.

6. Eventually the cherry tomatoes will start to split (about 10 minutes) and juices will release.

7. Add in your butter and stir. At this point the juices from the tomatoes should be saucy and cover the bottom of the pan.

8. Lazy girl method: if you have your pot of spaghetti done, just get a pair of tongs and scoop it over to the pan. While scooping, the pasta water that comes along with it will be all you need!

9. Mix to combine and add in some Parmesan cheese. At this point you can season to taste as well.

10. Top with basil before serving. Enjoy!

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