Name: Creamy Caprese Pasta
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 lb rigatoni pasta; 1 tsp kosher salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 cups prego spaghetti sauce; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 2-5 oz mozzarella; 1 cup grape tomatoes; 3-5 fresh basil leaves

Creamy Caprese Pasta… This is one of my favorite family recipes. It’s super easy to make and the whole family loves it!

Today I’m going to share a super yummy recipe with you…caprese pasta. Caprese salad is my absolute favorite and this dish combines the perfect flavor. This is one of my favorite family recipes. It’s super easy to make and the whole family loves it! I’ve even done caprese stuffed shells and they turned out amazing. You can use your families favorite pasta to make it your own.

Creamy… cheesy…caprese pasta! What else could you ask for? ;) You must give this recipe a try! It will soon be a new family favorite for you too!

So many delicious flavors wrapped up in this caprese pasta!

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Creamy Caprese Pasta

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: Creamy Caprese Pasta

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings:

Calories: 457

Author: Jamielyn Nye

Creamy Caprese Pasta… This is one of my favorite family recipes. It’s super easy to make and the whole family loves it!

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Ingredients

1 lb rigatoni pasta
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups prego spaghetti sauce
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 cup heavy cream
2-5 oz mozzarella
1 cup grape tomatoes
3-5 fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook pasta according to package in a large pot of water with salt. Once pasta is fully cooked, drain and drizzle with olive oil.
In a large pan warm spaghetti sauce over medium heat. One the sauce is heated, add in heavy cream and parmesan cheese. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Once cheese is melted pour sauce over noodles.
Cut grape tomatoes in half and mozzarella in 1/2 inch cubes. Then combine the mozzarella (save about 1/4 cup) and tomatoes with the pasta. Pour into a 9×9 baking dish. Top with remaining cheese.
Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until golden brown.
Top with fresh basil. Enjoy!

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Notes

To make this heartier, add 1/2 pound cooked ground beef, chicken or Italian sausage.

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Look at all that cheese! YUM!

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Comments

Michelle Miller wrote:

This looks so delicious! Adding it to my menu!!

Jamielyn wrote:
Hope you enjoy! :)

Sarah wrote:

Oh, this recipe looks right up my alley. It has everything I love it in. I am going to add this to my meal plan next month so I can give it a try.

Jamielyn wrote:
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!!

MW wrote:

Amazing! Followed the recipe – didn’t change a thing

Jamielyn wrote:
So glad you enjoyed these! :)

Bhajan wrote:

This sounds delicious

Nichole wrote:

This was amazingly delicious…the WHOLE family ate it..which is rare with 2 picky girls….super easy too which is always a winner :) thanks for sharing!!!

Crystal Morones wrote:

I love this recipe! But I made a little adjustment.. I added GROUND BEEF! It made it so so so much more delicious! Thank you!!

skye wrote:

We have pasta on Wednesdays and I’ve been trying to get away from always having meat sauce, meatballs, lasagna or alfredo…so I’ve been pulling new stuff off of Pinterest. I’m so glad I tried your easy recipe! Even though it is NOT tomato season so the wee tomatoes were low on flavor, it was still yummy. In the summer, when tomatoes are peaking, this will be even better. I did use around 8oz of mozz…but who’s counting?

Thank you for sharing your recipe :-)

Gail Morris wrote:

this looks so good and easy. I’m looking for ways to use my garden tomatoes and this will be yummy, thanks

semmy wrote:

for how many persons is this recipe?

Jamielyn wrote:
It should serve 4-6 people. :)

Steph wrote:

Made this last night…LOVED it!! Thanks :)

Jamielyn wrote:
Oh I’m so happy you loved it Steph! Thanks for commenting! :)