Cream Cheese Pasta Bake
This Cream Cheese Pasta Bake is a simple recipe made by oven roasting a block of cream cheese with cherry tomatoes and a few other basic ingredients to create a creamy, flavorful sauce!
Ingredients
- 20 oz.cherry tomatoes (2 pints)
- ½ smallwhite onion, minced
- ¼ cupsun-dried tomatoes
- ¼ cupolive oil
- 3 clovesgarlic, minced
- 1 tsp.italian seasoning
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 8 oz.full-fat cream cheese
- 2 cupsfresh baby spinach, gently torn
- 8 oz.pasta of choice, cooked
- basil (optional garnish)
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- 2
Pour the cherry tomatoes, onions, sun-dried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper into an oven-safe casserole dish. Stir to combine.
- 3
Nestle the cream cheese in the center.
- 4
Bake, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes. (Until the cheese is golden and looks like it's about to fall apart).
- 5
Meanwhile, cook the pasta of choice according to package directions. Drain.
- 6
Remove the casserole dish from the oven. Smash the tomatoes down using a spoon and stir the cream cheese until it creates a sauce.
- 7
Stir in the spinach until wilted, and then stir in cooked pasta. Taste and adjust, adding more salt or pepper as desired.
- 8
Serve and garnish with basil. Enjoyyyy!!