Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 400 g penne rigate pasta
- 400 g homemade marinara sauce
- handful of cherry tomatoes (halved)
- handful of fresh basil leaves (roughly teared)
- 250 g fresh mozzarella (drained and finely cubed)
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Instruction
- Heat oven to 180C/360F and arrange a baking tray into the middle shelf.
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water. Cook the pasta until just al dente, about 4 min shorter than cooking time instructions.
- Drain pasta, and mix it with the marinara sauce, tomatoes, half the mozzarella, basil and olive oil. Toss all ingredients together, season accordingly, then spoon evenly into a large ovenproof dish.
- Top the pasta with remaining mozzarella. Place in the oven and cook until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
- Top with the remaining basil and serve immediately.
