My Favourite Pasta Recipes
It was time to cook with mascarpone cheese, so I bought myself a huge tub and everything I cooked that week got a good dose of the cheese. Mascarpone is added to enhance the flavour of a dish, without overwhelming the original taste. It’s rich, creamy and buttery so can also be used on bread as a substitute for butter or simply served with fruits.
Please try to use fresh juicy tomatoes for this recipe. Canned tomatoes can also be used, as a last resort. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was full of homemade pizza. This week was a designated ‘pizza week’ for the blog so I ate tons and tons of flavourful and cheesy pizza. I’ll soon share some of the recipes with you. Enjoy the new week!
- 400g (14oz) pasta
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 3 medium tomatoes skinned and chopped (3 cups when chopped) or 540ml (19fl.oz) can diced diced tomatoes
- 125g (½ cup, 4.5oz ) mascarpone cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ½ cup chopped fresh herbs
Please always remember to assemble all ingredients before you start
Heat oil in a pan over medium low heat and gently sauté onions and garlic. Do not brown.
Add chopped tomatoes, bring to the boil and simmer 10 minutes. (You can add a bouillon cube or powder if you like). Meanwhile boil the pasta in plenty of salted water as per packet instructions until almost al dente and, drain thoroughly.
Stir in mascarpone and season to taste.
Toss pasta and fresh herbs in the sauce,
and mix thoroughly.
Serve hot.
This recipe is simple, but I couldn’t stop eating. It was very delicious!
Pasta in Creamy Tomato Mascarpone Sauce
Preparation time: 20 minutes; Cooking time: 15 minutes; Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
- 400g (14oz) pasta
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 3 medium tomatoes skinned and chopped (3 cups when chopped) or 540ml (19fl.oz) can diced tomatoes
- 125g (½ cup, 4.5oz ) mascarpone cheese
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ½ cup chopped fresh herbs
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan over medium low heat and gently sauté onions and garlic. Do not brown.
- Add chopped tomatoes, bring to the boil and simmer 10 minutes. (You can add a bouillon cube or powder if you like)
- Meanwhile boil the pasta in plenty of salted water as per packet instructions until almost al dent and, drain thoroughly.
- Stir in mascarpone and season to taste. Toss pasta and fresh herbs in sauce, and mix thoroughly. Serve hot.
Points to Note:
- I prefer fresh juicy tomatoes like hot-house for this recipe!
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Playing catch up on your postings this morning. You always make me so hungry!
ha ha you make me hungry too, Debbie. You’re always cooking some really good food, out in the open, with great photos too! See you even went canoeing…enjoy the week!
Liz
Yes, Staycation well spent. Back to reality and that isn’t so bad. Hope you have a good week also!
Thank you!
Liz
I’ve always pronounced Mascarpone with the “e” sound at the end. Is that correct or does it sound a little like Al Capone? LOL. I’m not good with Italian words except vino! Like others, I’ve never tried a pasta sauce made with Mascarpone. Could be the start of a new revolution in the pasta field. It certainly looks wonderful in your picture (as usual) Sometimes I find the really tomato-ie sauces are a little too acidic and give me heartburn so this may be the ticket to alleviating that acidity balancing it off with this cheese. It’s drizzling here. Much needed. However, it’s just clearing the air and nothing drastic. Still….a little coolness and moisture is helping the parched ground and vegetation! Happy hump day!
Frankly speaking Italian is one language I’ve never tried to speak or learn, so I am not good with pronunciations, not even vino. You must try pasta sauce with mascarpone. It tastes extra special, better than whipping cream. This one is really nice because the mascarpone tames the acid and so the tomatoes taste very mild. We have had so much rain, it has become a norm for me! Today was rather cold. I had my hoodie on coz I was doing a bit of gardening. Have a great cruise!
Liz
I never cook with marscapone cheese – well, that’s going to change now. This looks fabulous!! And I’m looking forward to Pizza Week !!
If you’ve not been cooking with Marscapone then you need to at least try one or two recipes. You’ll love it. Oh boy I’ve eaten so much pizza, I don’t know what to say. Hope to share recipes soon. Pleasnt week to you!
liz
I love mascarpone! This looks wonderful. I have some garden fresh tomatoes that are ready for this recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Did you find time to use your garden fresh tomatoes? I hope you did. I love this recipe!
Liz
Its on my Menu this week! I am looking forward to it! I will let you know, I am anticipating its deliciousness!
Ha ha all the best and please give a feedback!
Liz
Did it! Had to wait until I had enough tomatoes. This was great! Marscapone was yummy, what a simple and delicious recipe. We added chicken and it was very good!
I am so glad you loved it. We had it two days ago, without chicken, but i think chicken is a great addition. I shall throw in some left over chicken next time. I wish you a wonderful weekend
Liz
It looks good. I’d always considered mascarpone cheese a dessert cheese, but you’ve changed my mind. I’d want to add bacon though, but that’s just me. 🙂
Hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Thanks for this one.
Hi Lignum,
Bacon would be a welcome addition, of course. Mascarpone is great with Pasta. You should try it. I am having a fabulous weekend, thank you very much.
Liz
wow, damn delicious!!!
never known that mascarpone can be use in savoury dish before, definitely must try recipe!!!
Hey Dedi,
where have you been? I have missed your beautiful recipes!!!! Welcome back after such a long time. This pasta recipe is simple but heavenly. I am happy to see you! Happy Blogging.
Liz
thanks for your concern Liz, glad that i’m really back now, lol
Happy blogging for you too
Enjoy the weekend, Dedi!
Liz
Yum yum! I enjoy mascarpone as well. What a great way to make cream sauce, especially with garden fresh tomatoes.
Oh yes it’s so good with fresh tomatoes. Have a lovely week!
liz
Pasta, in any form, is a comfort food for me – then with a creamy mascarpone sauce – yum 🙂
Hi Aunt Juju,
Thanks, I love pasta too!
Liz
Delicious! Have a nice day, Liz! 🙂
Thank you!
liz
Cream sauce is my all time fav:-)
Me too!
Liz
Mmmm! Looks great!
thank you!
liz
Lovely, you have so many good ideas for pasta. And yesterday I made pork chops with mushroom inspired by your recipe and that creamy mushroom sauce was perfect with pasta too.
Thanks so much for complimenting I am glad I inspired you to make pork chops with mushroom. I really love this simple pasta sauce. Have a great week ahead!
liz
This is the perfect recipe for me to try! I always have left over mascarpone whenever I buy it and have been searching for a recipe to use it in. Plus our garden is bursting with fresh tomatoes so even better! So glad you posted this. Thanks!
Omg then it’s just the right recipe because it goes better with fresh tomatoes. I really liked it. It tasted so good! Enjoy the coming week!
Liz
One question (sorry if this is a stupid question 🙂 When you say skinned tomatoes, does that mean you take the skin off when it’s raw? The only time I have ever skinned a tomato was when I blanched it and then peeled it off.
It’s not a stupid question at all. Maybe I should have said peeled or blanched and peeled. The tomatoes should be ripe. Boil water, dip tomatoes in hot water for a minute or two and then peel off the skin and chop. Heres is a link as well.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/techniques/de-skinning_tomatoes
Please feel free to ask questions anytime. I’ll happily answer them. enjoy the week!
Liz
Mmmm, I want this for dinner! Have a great rest of the weekend.
Mm you can serve some for dinner. Just seen a huge banana slice. Could do with a slice. Enjoy the new week!
liz
This looks yummy!
Thank you
liz
Yum!!