Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

Whether you are using Homemade Basil Pesto or store bought, this Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta is a heavenly recipe.

I am nearing the end of garden season, so I did make my own pesto and these are garden fresh tomatoes as well.

But you can easily get everything at the store to make this dish.

Which is great the day you make it, but also reheats very well to have for leftovers 🙂

Homemade Basil Pesto

How to Make Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

The first step is roasting a pint of cherry tomatoes.

Simply toss them in olive oil, kosher salt, and pepper on a baking sheet.

Then pop them into a 450 degree oven for about 25 minutes, tossing them a few times as they roast.

tomatoes on a baking sheet

As the tomatoes are roasting you can start getting the other ingredients ready.

Boil the pasta in salted water according to the package directions.

Then drain and set aside. I am using angel hair pasta, which only takes 4 to 5 minutes to cook.

ingredients for pasta

Make the pesto cream sauce by putting a cup of pesto and a cup of heavy cream in a saucepan.

Add a good amount of kosher salt and pepper as well since this sauce will flavor the whole dish.

pouring cream for the cream sauce

Bring it to a boil and let the sauce simmer for a few minutes so the cream will thicken slightly.

pesto cream sauce in saucepan

I put the cooked pasta into the same pot that I boiled it in (one less dish to clean 😉 ) and tossed it together with the pesto cream sauce.

tossing pasta with the sauce

Then add a 12 ounce container of fresh mozzarella balls…just the cheese and not the liquid that it comes in.

The cheese gets about halfway melted so each bite is cheesy and every few bites you get a larger piece of the fresh mozzarella…SO good!

mozzarella balls in container

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta looks so pretty 🙂

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

This dish is both light because of all the fresh ingredients, but also decadent with the cream sauce and cheesy goodness!

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

YUM!

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

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Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta

Pesto Cream Sauce and Roasted Tomato Pasta has a simple to make pesto cream sauce tossed with pasta and topped with roasted cherry tomatoes

Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Italian
Keyword Basil, Cream Sauce, Dinner Recipes, Easy, Fresh Mozzarella, Pasta, Pesto, Recipe, tomato
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 517 kcal
Author Cheri Renee

Ingredients

  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • kosher salt, pepper
  • 1 pound pasta of choice (I used angel hair)
  • 1 cup pesto
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 12 oz fresh mozzarella balls

Instructions

  1. Put the cherry tomatoes on a lined baking sheet and add the olive oil, kosher salt, pepper. Toss until evenly coated. Place in a 450 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring a few times.

  2. While the tomatoes are in the oven, boil the pasta according to package directions in salted water and drain.

  3. In a small saucepan add the pesto, heavy cream, kosher salt, and pepper over high heat, stir a few times and reduce the heat to low and simmer 4 to 5 minutes.

  4. Toss the pasta with the pesto cream sauce and fresh mozzarella balls. Serve with the roasted tomatoes over top.

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