Super-simple bucatini pasta with oven roasted tomatoes and basil! With only 6 ingredients and ready in 15 minutes, it's a perfect dish for a mid-week dinner for a whole family!
And just like that it's Monday again! Anyone else thinks that weekends should be at least one more day longer? Especially during summer months, there should be an additional day, to celebrate gorgeous weather and delicious food with friends, right?
Speaking of delicious food, today's recipe for bucatini pasta with oven roasted tomatoes and basil will blow your socks off! Why? Because it's one of the quickest and simplest recipes, yet it is bursting with fresh flavours, which we all love!
What's bucatini pasta and why it's so good?
Bucatini pasta is a thick, spaghetti-like pasta with... wait for it... a hole running through the centre. Yup, that's right. There is a little baby hole, that runs all the way through the noodle! And that is what makes it so special and sooooo good! Because while pastas like spaghetti or linguine get coated with sauce, bucatini gets coated AND filled with sauce! That hollow centre delivers more sauce with each bite! Yummo!
Simple ingredients and easy preparation
To make today's recipe, you will only need 6 ingredients, and there are high chances you already have most of them in your kitchen! All what it takes to make this beautiful dish is some tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, fresh basil, pasta and Parmesan (I've used a vegetarian substitute, you can also use vegan hard cheese equivalent). As for the preparation and instructions, all what you need to do is roast the tomatoes! Easy-peasy, right?
Make it for dinner tonight!
The whole recipe takes no longer than 20 minutes from start to finish, and it's a great option for lunch or dinner. It's also budget friendly! Just like my pesto pasta with cherry tomatoes, this dish takes a minimum of ingredients and effort to prepare, but offers a maximum of flavours, with juicy, sweet tomatoes and fresh, fragrant basil. Classic combination which is a guaranteed crowd pleaser!
The recipe for this bucatini pasta came from Waitrose, and you can see it in full over here. Also, this is not a sponsored post, I just really like that recipe and all-things Waitrose!
As always, let me know if you try this recipe, and be sure to leave it a rating too, it will really make my day!
Bucatini pasta with roasted tomatoes and basil
Ingredients
- 600 g red tomatoes halved
- 6 medium garlic cloves bashed in their skins
- 4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 150 g bucatini spaghetti
- 25 g fresh basil
- 30 g Parmesan cheese shavings or vegetarian or vegan substitute
Instructions
- Pre heat the oven to 220 C. Place the tomatoes and garlic cloves in a roasting tin, drizzle with 3 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast the tomatoes for 15 minutes, until they are sizzling and the juice starts to come out. Discard the garlic cloves.
- Meanwhile, cook the bucatitni pasta in boiling salted water for 9 minutes (or until al dente). Make sure to reserve about half cup of the cooking water, then drain the pasta. Toss the pasta with 1-2 tablespoon of cooking water, larger basil leaves and most of the Parmesan shavings into the tomato pan/tin.
- Serve scattered with the rest of the cheese and smaller basil leaves. Drizzle with some more olive oil, enjoy!
Please note that all my recipes are developed and tested in metric grams. I recommend that you use digital scales for a more accurate results. I have provided a conversion to US customary in the recipe but please note that I haven’t tested using this method.
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Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
I have never heard of bucatini pasta before! This is why I love reading food blogs. I am always being introduced to new and interesting foods!
This might be the most gorgeous plate of pasta ever!!
annabanana
Hey Cathleen! Glad to hear that you've discovered something new in this post! Bucatini is great for soaking up the lovely flavour of the sauce, and I hope you will get a chance to try it! Thanks for stopping by and your lovely comment!
Nicole
Your photos are gorgeous and made me want pasta immediatley.
annabanana
hi Nicole, thank you for your lovely comment!
Linda
Just reading about this recipe already made me hungry and I don't mind spending 20 minutes cooking this pasta. Order for one with extra basil, please.
annabanana
Thanks Linda! I'm so glad to hear that you like the recipe!
Natalie
Simple recipe yet so delicious. I absolutely love this mediterranean flavors. We always have pasta once a week for family dinner. I'm definitely need some pasta recipes inspiration. And this is it. I'm saving this recipe to give it a try.
annabanana
Hey Natalie, thanks for stopping by! Same here, pasta is a must at least once a week in our house, and this one is so quick and delicious, especially when you don't have too much time but still fancy a yummy meal!
Anne Lawton
I love bucatini pasta, and those tomatoes that you are serving it with delish! I can't wait until I have fresh tomatoes from my garden to make this!
annabanana
Thanks Anne! I'm such a big fan of roasted tomatoes, it adds so much more flavour! Glad you like this recipe!
Katherine | Love In My Oven
Your photos are so gorgeous! I love a classic pasta dish like this - I often crave it, along with a glass of red!
annabanana
Hey lovely Katherine! Thank you so much, your support means a world to me! And yes! Glass of red is a MUST with this! x
Kelly Anthony
Bucatini is such a special pasta treat! Love that this dish is so simple yet has SO MUCH flavor with just a couple of ingredients. Thanks so much!
annabanana
Pleasure all mine Kelly! Thanks so much for stopping by and your comment! Sometimes just few simple ingredients can create the tastiest meals!
Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen
Yes, I love bucatini! YUM! Love that this is a simple dish yet packed full of flavor, look forward to trying t! Great photos too, looks delicious!
annabanana
Hi Carrie, thanks so much for stopping by and for your comment! Bucatini is great for soaking up that flavoursome sauce! Glad you like the recipe and the photos!
Veena Azmanov
Simple yet so yummy to look at. I want to grab this perfect dish. Need to make it for my Dinner tonight.
annabanana
Thank you Veena, I hope you will like this recipe as much as I do!
Jacquelyn Hastert
This dish is perfect for any night of the week. The flavors make it for a memorable pasta dish that everyone will love.
annabanana
Hey Jacquelyn, I couldn't agree more, it's a perfect meal when you fancy something lighter and uncomplicated, yet delivers wonderful flavours!
Tammy
This is such a timeless dish perfect for any occasion year round. Love your shots ...craving a plate of this for dinner tonight! ^_^
annabanana
Thanks so much Tammy! It's a great meal for any day of the week, I'm so glad to hear that you like it!
Jenni LeBaron
Roasting the tomatoes brings out so much good flavor. I love how simple and delicious this recipe is. Great for a year round bowl of comfort.
annabanana
Thanks Jenni! so glad to hear that you like the recipe, and yes, roasting any vegetables brings so much more flavour! Can't wait for the new season's tomatoes!
Ela
Beautiful photos, Anna! I love Bucatini spaghetti, they are so yummy. 🙂
annabanana
Thanks so much for stopping by Ela! So happy to see you here and hear that you like this recipe! Bucatini for a win!