This 15-Minute Creamy Pasta Dinner Tastes Like It Takes Hour

• 份量: 4 servings
• 准备时间: 5 minutes
• 总时间: 20 minutes

配料

1 pound (450 g) short tubular pasta, such as penne, cavatappi, or fusilli

Kosher salt

1/4 cup (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more for serving

8 large cloves garlic, sliced, divided

2 heaping cups cherry tomatoes (about 14 ounces; 400 g)

6 sprigs fresh thyme

3/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher teaspoon salt, divided; for table salt use half as much by volume

3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

1 (10-ounce) container store-bought baba ghanoush

3 ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano (1 cup; 85 g), plus more for serving

2 tablespoons (15 ml) fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste

Fresh basil and/or mint, torn, for serving, optional

步骤

For the Pasta: In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta, stirring frequently for first 30 seconds to prevent sticking, until al dente, following timing on package. Reserve at least 1 1/4 cups pasta water, then drain pasta and return to pot; set aside.

For the Baba Ghanoush Sauce: While pasta cooks, in a medium stainless steel skillet, combine 2 tablespoons oil with half of sliced garlic and cook over medium heat until garlic begins to sizzle lightly, about 2 minutes. Increase heat to high and add tomatoes and thyme sprigs. Cook, tossing frequently, until tomato skins split, burst, and release some juices, 3 to 4 minutes; you can gently press on some of the tomatoes with a wooden spoon to help them along, but avoid mashing them. Season with 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt and transfer to a large plate; set aside. (Don't wipe out skillet.)

Add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, sliced garlic, and pepper to now-empty skillet. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until garlic softens, about 2 minutes. Add baba ghanoush, 1 cup pasta water, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and cook, stirring frequently, until combined and mixture just starts to bubble, 1 to 2 minutes.

Transfer mixture to pot with pasta and turn heat to low. Add cheese and toss vigorously to combine; add more pasta water, 2 tablespoons at a time, if needed to achieve a saucy consistency. Off heat, add lemon juice and about 3/4 of reserved tomatoes, stir to combine. Season with salt and additional lemon juice to taste, if desired.

Divide among serving bowls, top with remaining tomatoes, a drizzle of olive oil, grated Parmesan, and basil and/or mint, if using. Serve.

营养

• 卡路里: 520 kcal
• 总脂肪: 29 g
• 饱和脂肪: 7 g
• 不饱和脂肪: 0 g
• 胆固醇: 18 mg
• 钠: 1101 mg
• 总碳水化合物: 52 g
• 膳食纤维: 5 g
• 总糖: 6 g
• 蛋白质: 15 g