Fusilli Alla Caprese Recipe-Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes And Basil Leaves

Name: Fusilli Alla Caprese Recipe-Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes And Basil Leaves
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian Recipes
Ingredients: 200 grams Pasta Fusilli fusili; 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 2 cloves Garlic minced; 1 cup Cherry tomatoes; null Salt as required; 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns freshly ground; null Basil leaves Few, roughly torn; 1 cup Mozzarella cheese grated

Karthika Gopalakrishnan

January 3, 2021

1139 Ratings

Fusilli Alla Caprese Recipe-Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes And Basil Leaves

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:2 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Italian Recipes

Fusilli Alla Caprese, the name sounds fancy but it’s basically a simple pasta prepared with fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella cheese cooked with garlic and olive oil. It’s a simple dish and can be made in few minutes and makes an amazing dinner.

Serve Fusilli Alla Caprese on its own or with Pizza Margherita for an Italian weekend dinner.

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Serve Fusilli Alla Caprese on its own or with Pizza Margherita for an Italian weekend dinner.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Pasta recipes such as

Ingredients

200 grams Pasta Fusilli, fusili

3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 cloves Garlic, minced

1 cup Cherry tomatoes

Salt, as required

1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns, freshly ground

Basil leaves, Few, roughly torn

1 cup Mozzarella cheese, grated

Instructions for Fusilli Alla Caprese Recipe-Pasta With Cherry Tomatoes And Basil Leaves

To begin making the Fusilli Alla Caprese recipe, firstly boil water in a pot and cook pasta as per the instructions.

Drain the pasta from the water and reserve the pasta water for later use.

In a wide pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic and saute until fragrant for about two minutes.

Add tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook until the tomatoes become mushy. Soften them with the back of ladle and continue to cook until they make chunky style sauce.

Combine the cooked pasta and tomato mixture and toss them well. Add basil leaves and mozzarella cheese. Miv everything properly.

Add the reserved pasta water if the pasta is dry and it is ready to be served.

Serve Fusilli Alla Caprese on its own or with Pizza Margherita for an Italian weekend dinner.