Roasted Tomato And Garlic Pasta

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 -10 roma tomatoes, cut in 1/2
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 bulb of garlic, unpeeled
• 1 1/2 lbs rigatoni pasta
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
• 4 ounces freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 300°f
• 2 place foil on a cookie sheet. generously brush with 2 tbsp olive oil. arrange tomato halves, cut sides up, in a single layer on foil; brush with 4 teaspoons olive oil. sprinkle with the sugar, salt and pepper.
• 3 cut 1/2 inch off top of garlic bulb; drizzle with 2 tsp olive oil. wrap in foil; place on cooking sheet with the tomatoes.
• 4 bake 55-60 minutes or until garlic is soft when pierce with a knife and tomatoes have begun to shrivel; cool slightly.
• 5 cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• 6 squeeze garlic into remaining olive oil and mash until smooth: toss with pasta. add pasta halves and basil; toss. top with cheese. serve immediately.