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Prep
- 15 min
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Prep
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- Total
- 20 min
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- Serving
- 4
Penne with Ricotta and Tomato Confit
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Ricotta di Campagna
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Ingredients
- 30 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves only
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
- 1 lemon, zest only
- To taste freshly ground salt and pepper
- 450 g (1 package) short pasta (penne)
- 12 sundried tomatoes in oil, finely chopped
- 400 g (1 2/3 cups) Saputo Ricotta di Campagna
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) Saputo Bella Lodi cheese, grated
Directions
- In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, thyme, garlic, sugar, half the olive oil, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- In a skillet, heat the remaining oil. Add the cherry tomato mixture and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove the tomato confit from heat and set aside at room temperature.
- In a large quantity of boiling salted water, cook the penne al dente according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in another bowl combine the sundried tomatoes, Ricotta and Bella Lodi cheeses, salt and pepper.
- Drain the pasta without rinsing and transfer to a serving platter. Add the tomato confit and the cheese mixture and toss.
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