4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta

4-Ingredient Boursin Pasta

from southernliving.com
Entree
30 min
4 servings

This four-ingredient Boursin cheese pasta comes together with nearly zero effort thanks to pre-seasoned cheese, cherry tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and a few spices. It's almost too easy to be this good.

Ingredients

  • 2 pt.cherry tomatoes
  • ¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil, divided
  • 1 tsp.ground black pepper, plus more for garnish
  • 1 ½ tsp.kosher salt, divided, plus more for pasta water
  • 2pkg. garlic and herb spreadable cheese (such as boursin)
  • 1 lb.rigatoni pasta
  • ⅓ cupgrated parmesan cheese
  • basil leaves, for garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high. Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Place cherry tomatoes in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish; drizzle with 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle with pepper and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Toss to coat. Push tomatoes to outer edges of dish and place garlic and herb cheese in center of dish. Drizzle cheese with remaining 1 tablespoon oil.

  3. 3

    Bake in preheated until tomatoes have blistered and cheese has softened, 25 to 30 minutes.

  4. 4

    Meanwhile, add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the pasta cooking water.

  5. 5

    Remove baking dish from oven and add 1/4 cup of the pasta water; stir until creamy. Add pasta and stir until well coated. Stir in Parmesan, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and up to 1/2 cup more pasta water, 2 tablespoons at a time, to reach desired consistency. Garnish with basil and black pepper and serve immediately.