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spicy cherry tomato orecchiette

spicy cherry tomato orecchiette with ricotta and Calabrian peppers

prep
10 min
cook
20 min
total
30 min
serves
4
orecchiette with spicy cherry tomato sauce, ricotta, Parmesan, and fresh basil
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intro

sungold season might be my favorite season??? this is sweet cherry tomatoes cooked down with shallots + Calabrian peppers, tossed with orecchiette, then finished with dollops of ricotta and lots of parm.

ingredients

  • 12 oz orecchiette, cooked according to package instructions
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 shallots, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp chopped Calabrian peppers
  • 2 pints cherry tomatoes
  • ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan, plus more for serving
  • ½ cup pasta water
  • ½ cup low-fat ricotta
  • fresh basil, chopped
  • salt + black pepper

let's make it

  1. 01

    heat olive oil over medium-low heat. add shallots + a pinch of salt and cook until softened (~3 mins). add garlic + Calabrian peppers and cook for another minute

  2. 02

    add cherry tomatoes and cook uncovered until very soft, mashing with the back of a spoon throughout (~12 mins)

  3. 03

    add 1/4 cup parm and let everything simmer together

  4. 04

    toss in pasta and pasta water

  5. 05

    top with fresh basil, dollops of ricotta, extra parm, and black pepper

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