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Karen's Spinach Penne with Mozzarella Minis & Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
This dish is spicy, sweet & just so tasty. It’s amazing in the summertime as a side dish at a barbecue, perfect for alfresco dining with its gutsy flavours. Great with a nice cold beer or glass of wine!
Serves: 6
Cook time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 250g pack of spinach penne
- Pack of mozzarella mini balls
- Small red onion sliced
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Two tablespoons marinade
- Four tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce
- Pack of cherry tomatoes halved
- Pack of olives with red chillies
Method
Pre heat your oven to 220 degrees & place tomatoes onto a foil lined baking tray & roast until slightly charred. Meanwhile, place the pasta into a small pan & pour over boiling water until you are approximately one inch over the pasta, add one tablespoon of marinade & boil gently for no more than ten minutes or until al dente, drain in a colander then fill the pan with cold water, tip the pasta back into the pan, stir well then drain.
Once the pasta has drained thoroughly & completely dry, tip into a medium sized bowl & add two to four tablespoons (depending on your preference) of a really good quality extra virgin olive oil, then heat the remaining marinade in a very small container (egg cup or similar) for 1 minute in the microwave stirring halfway then add with the rest of the ingredients & mix well.
NOTES
This dish is best served immediately but if you do have leftovers, please refrigerate & before using again add a little olive oil to separate & rehydrate
Method
Pre heat your oven to 220 degrees & place tomatoes onto a foil lined baking tray & roast until slightly charred. Meanwhile, place the pasta into a small pan & pour over boiling water until you are approximately one inch over the pasta, add one tablespoon of marinade & boil gently for no more than ten minutes or until al dente, drain in a colander then fill the pan with cold water, tip the pasta back into the pan, stir well then drain.
Once the pasta has drained thoroughly & completely dry, tip into a medium sized bowl & add two to four tablespoons (depending on your preference) of a really good quality extra virgin olive oil, then heat the remaining marinade in a very small container (egg cup or similar) for 1 minute in the microwave stirring halfway then add with the rest of the ingredients & mix well.
NOTES
This dish is best served immediately but if you do have leftovers, please refrigerate & before using again add a little olive oil to separate & rehydrate
Ingredients
- 250g pack of spinach penne
- Pack of mozzarella mini balls
- Small red onion sliced
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Two tablespoons marinade
- Four tablespoons of sweet chilli sauce
- Pack of cherry tomatoes halved
- Pack of olives with red chillies