Slow Roasted Tomato and Arugula Pasta

August 12, 2013

Whoa! Breaking Bad was so crazy last night!!! Actually, as I sit here writing this at 8:15 pm Sunday night, my DVR is paused on the opening scene. I am being a nice wife and waiting for Mike to get home before I hit play. So I really have no idea what is about to happen.

But, I can almost guarantee that Walter White will do something to infuriate me as per usual. I hate when I hate the main character in a show that I like. Despite my feelings about Walt, it is the last season and since I am a TV junkie I will be hanging on every last morsel of this show until it ends in hopefully a moderately satisfying way.

Since Mike wasn’t home for dinner last night, I went to my old stand by pasta for one tomato lover recipe. This recipe may look familiar. If you were around in the early days of Sarcastic Cooking, you may remember this poorly photographed yet amazing recipe. I kind of spiffed it up a bit this summer and took out the fresh mozzarella for a lighter meal.

Who, am I kidding? If I wasn’t pregnant I sooooo would be adding fresh mozzarella or even some burrata to this dish.

Anyway, I put the tomatoes in two hours before I need them and then forget about them. I tell Mike I am doing laundry, cleaning, or working and then proceed to watch almost the entire Netflix season of Arrested Development. Then, when the tomatoes are close to being done, I cook the pasta. No need to be picky; whatever noodle shape you have on hand will do. Add the roasted tomatoes, arugula, juice from the lemon, and a touch more olive oil. Boom! Dinner is ready to go.

I seriously just scarfed this down a few minutes ago. I could eat this three times a week, no joke—as long as Mike wasn’t home to complain about the tomatoes. Hmm… Having Mike home for dinner or tomatoes for dinner? Tough call!

Ooo! I just heard his car in the driveway. Yes! Time for a quick cleanup and binge TV watching. Sunday night TV is the best!

Slow Roasted Tomato and Arugula Pasta

Slow-roasted, sweet cherry tomatoes tossed with arugula and fresh lemon juice in your new favorite summer pasta dish.
Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 22 minutes
Servings 2 -4
Author Sarcastic Cooking

Ingredients

  • 1 Pint Cherry/Grape Tomatoes halved
  • ½ Cup Olive Oil plus more for drizzling on the pasta
  • Salt and Pepper
  • ½ Pound Pasta
  • 3 Cups Arugula
  • Juice from 1 Lemon
  • Cheese of Choice
  • Chopped Fresh Basil optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Line a medium baking sheet with tin foil.
  2. Slice tomatoes in half length-wise and place cut side up on the baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over tomatoes. Add salt and pepper. Roast the tomatoes for two hours, turning the pan every once in a while.
  3. When the tomatoes are almost done, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add your noodle of choice and cook according to instructions on packaging. Drain the pasta and add it back to the pot.
  4. Add the roasted tomatoes along with the oil to the pot with the noodles. Add the arugula and give the pasta a toss so the arugula becomes slightly wilted.
  5. Add lemon juice and an extra drizzle of olive oil, toss to combine. Serve in bowls with whatever cheese you desire.

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  • Shannon
    October 1, 2013 at 9:42 pm

    Googled my two remaining ingredients from this week’s CSA and found this yummy recipe and a great new cooking blog — yay! This was yummy and super simple. During the 5 minutes my toddler was willing to eat his dinner in peace I managed to throw the tomatoes in the oven and put the rest together in just a few minutes after he went to bed. And yet I could technically claim this took hours to make.

  • Charlene
    August 17, 2013 at 1:37 pm

    I love Italian food and this one looks delicious.

  • Amy @ swiss miss in the kitchen
    August 15, 2013 at 2:19 am

    This looks like the prefect pasta dish to me!! Yum!!! I wish I could eat my screen right now 😉

  • Andj
    August 13, 2013 at 2:52 pm

    I love those recipes you cook when it is just you-they always feel indulgent even when they are super good for you! This pasta looks delicious!

  • Julia
    August 13, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    I love this pasta recipe! We eat a lot of pasta in my house and I’m always looking for new things to try.

  • Stephie @ Eat Your Heart Out
    August 12, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    Haha your opening paragraph made me laugh out loud. Also, I TOTALLY HATE Walt. Jesse, I adore. Walt? Asshole. Someone near me disagrees terribly with that assessment. It might be Alex, but I can’t remember (whoops). Anyway, thank you for putting that out in the universe. It needed to be said.

    Also, I need to make this pasta. Those roasted tomatoes look so perfect!!

  • Melanie @ Just Some Salt and Pepper
    August 12, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    I’ve never felt so conflicted about a character as I do Walter White. I’m only at the end of season 3, so I’m sure it will just get even worse. This pasta looks like the perfect dish to eat while catching up!

  • DessertForTwo
    August 12, 2013 at 6:58 pm

    I’m obsessed with roasted tomatoes! I don’t think there’s anything better! Pinning! 🙂

  • Susan
    August 12, 2013 at 3:31 pm

    No spoilers for Breaking Bad! I threatened my facebook friends if they spoiled no more baked goods! We don’t have cable, so I’ll be a day behind! In other news, I like this pasta very much and I think topping it with burrata would be perfect!

    • Stefanie
      August 12, 2013 at 3:44 pm

      I won’t spoil it for you! I will say it was pretty good!

  • Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough
    August 12, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Gah I can’t wait to start watching the rest of this season (I have to wait until this evening when the hubs gets home to watch it)! I might need to make this pasta for dinner to keep me occupied (and my belly satisfied, natch) until then. So yummy!

    • Stefanie
      August 12, 2013 at 1:34 pm

      Oh man, the first episode did not disappoint. Neither will this recipe! 😉