20-Minute Tomato Basil Pasta with Shredded Mozzarella
Fresh and flavorful, this garden pasta features juicy roma tomatoes, fresh basil, diced red onion, and shredded mozzarella cheese. Lightly dressed with olive oil and parmesan, it’s the perfect non-saucy pasta dish for dinner. And best of all it's ready in just 20 minutes!
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 3 large tomatoes (roma or beefsteak) diced (about 2 cups)
- 1/4 cup red onion chopped
- 8 leaves fresh basil finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 16 ounce box fusilli pasta
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large serving bowl stir together tomatoes, red onion, basil, minced garlic, olive oil, sugar and red pepper flakes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook fusilli pasta according to the time on box. You want to cook until al dente, careful to not over cook. Drain pasta.
- Add pasta into the large bowl with tomatoes and toss to fully coat.
- Add in shredded mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste, giving it a few more tosses to mix.
- Serve warm or chill in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
