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Hooray for spring! The weather may be warming up, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up my beloved pasta! However, I can at least lighten up my weekly pasta a bit. My favorite way to add a little spring to my pasta? Pesto, like in this recipe for Roasted Tomato Pesto Pasta!
Pairing fresh ingredients with pasta can really lighten up a comfort food favorite like pasta. I added in some slow roasted cherry tomatoes to add a bit of tomatoey goodness to the dish.
Barilla has a few Better for You Pasta’s to make lightening up you pasta dish even easier. I picked up a box of Barilla ProteinPLUS Rotini Pasta from Walmart; other options available at Walmart include Whole Grain Pasta, Veggie Pasta and Gluten Free Pasta.
Note: there is a great Ibotta offer right now for Buy any 3 select varieties of Barilla Products and earn $1.00 at Walmart! Details can be found at the link above.
Barilla ProteinPLUS has 17g of protein from all-natural vegetarian ingredients, so it’s a great way to add more protein to your pasta meals without adding meat or seafood.
Ingredients:
- 2 pints cherry or grape tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup grated pecorino cheese
- 1 box of Barilla ProteinPLUS Rotini (or Spaghetti)
- shaved Parmesan, for garnish
