15 Minute Garlic Cherry Tomato Pasta

Sauteeing garlic in olive oil until lightly golden and cooking tomatoes in that oil, until they burst, creates a flavorful and super simple sauce. The burst cherry tomato sauce goes perfectly with linguine or spaghetti. Top it with a handful of fresh basil leaves and good quality extra virgin olive oil and in about 15-20 minutes you'll have an awesome easy pasta recipe!

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INGREDIENTS: (I used half the ingredients for this video)
1 pound spaghetti
1 quart cherry tomatoes
1/2 cup packed basil leaves
10 cloves garlic
1 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup pasta water

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[harulem]

This might be the recipe with the highest quality/effort ratio I have ever tried. It takes no effort, no time, and the end result is amazing. Thank you so much for this !

[Ducksoup]

I worked my way through college at a nice Italian restaurant in Seattle (late 80s). The chef made this dish but added bay scallops and used angel hair pasta - called it Capellini d’Angelo. I make it often - a great summertime pasta.

[patriciagonzalez]

It was absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I was lucky to use tomatoes from my father in law's garden. Thank you for the recipe!

[shivanichetty]

We tried this dish and it came out perfect!however we improvised.We could not get any basil leaves so instead we used a basil pesto and it was

[garyrobertson]

of all the delicious pasta dishes you present, this simple one is my favorite. i've made it time and again, with subtle variations, sometimes adding some shallot, or subbing parsley for basil. adding anchovies. throwing in some kalamata olives. it's a wonderfully versatile way to a great meal.

[whenhelfrozeover]

This pasta is excellent! I'm not great at cooking and I didnt even have fresh garlic or cherry tomatoes. I chopped regular tomatoes and used pre-minced garlic I had in a jar. I was skeptical, but it came out awesome! Great recipe!

[InfiniteQuest]

I've been binge watching your videos lately. This looks fantastic, especially for the time it takes. But nothing beats the Sunday sauce and Ragu recipes! So good!

[phoonsiri]

Just made it. Everyone loved it including the kids that normally do not like tomatoes. Thank you.

[sheenasilva]

You have quickly become my favorite Italian chef on YouTube. I've used a handful of ur recipes and all have been phenomenal, with very easy to follow directions. I used to frequent laura vitale's page, but since recently stumbling across yours I'm very pleased with each recipe. I hope ur page blows up with subscribers, u definitely deserve it.

[Benjamin]

Quality ingredients are the key. You don't need to do anything complicated to make them taste good. This is a perfect recipe for home grown cherry tomatoes and basil.

[Noname-nidy]

Definitely 10 out of ten. Made it as soon as I finished watching the video, it was phenomenal! Now I will have to try more of your great recipes, especially now with basil and tomatoes from the garden. Thanks for showing people how cooking doesn’t have to be difficult.

[deborahzack]

Just the recipe I needed with a surplus of cherry tomatoes. Delicious! Thanks.

[element]

Something about the way this guy presents this tutorial makes the content easy to digest. Dish looks absolutely delish.. exactly my type

[iluvmyboba]

Hi, Brother. I'm a vegetarian and I'm always looking for new recipes. This looks great. I love basil and cherry tomatoes. I have to give this a try. Thanks for such a clear and concise video.

[kathylim]

I added spinach and butter. Celtic gray salt. Added meatball for kids. Thank you for the recipe!

[mayonaissse]

This is one of my go-to weeknight pasta recipes before I watched the video but I learned new ways to elevate it from this, especially the leave 1/2 portion of the tomatoes uncut part to release more juice and pulp into the sauce. That's genius! Thanks for the tip.

[greeenbroccolli]

😍 love how easy this looks! I am going to try this with my home grown cherry tomatoes and basil! Thank you for sharing this.

[cyrusatkinson]

This is one of the things I love about Italian food. pure simple fantastic ingredients

[bakkersbites]

I made this today and it was honestly the best pasta I’ve ever made!!!! Soooo simple and beautiful! Thank you for this recipe

[devilishmisfit]

I have been doing basically this for quite a few years now and I can attest to this being such a simply delicious way to eat pasta. ESPECIALLY if you’re in the middle of tomato season.

Need to make pasta for a large group of people and wanted to see someone attempt it this way to make it easier than just ‘winging it’. This was so useful!