5.0 from 9 votes
Fusilli with tomatoes, basil & burrata cream.
Creamy burrata, ripe cherry tomatoes and fresh basil combine to make this mouthwatering dish one you will want to make time and again.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
29 mins
Servings: 3
Calories: 739 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 320 g fusilli (or other short pasta)
- 200 g burrata
- 200 g cherry or datterini tomatoes
- 20 g fresh basil leaves (about a handful)
- 30 g breadcrumbs
- 3-4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- salt to taste and for pasta
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Start by boiling the water for the pasta. When the water starts to boil, add salt.
- In the meantime, wash the cherry or datterini tomatoes and put them in a hot frying pan where you have previously heated a little olive oil. Cook them until they start to soften (if necessary, add a little hot water to avoid burning them). I roasted my tomatoes for 10 minutes first.
- Prepare the cream of burrata, whisk about two-thirds of the burrata with a little olive oil, salt, pepper and little of the water that the burrata comes in.
- Finally, prepare the basil crumbs: blend or pulse the basil leaves with the breadcrumbs and a little oil until you get a greenish mixture
- Cook the pasta al dente according to the instructions on the packet. Once the pasta has been drained, add it to the pan with the cherry tomatoes. Mix the pasta well with the sauce. If the sauce looks too liquidy, cook it for a minute or two more before adding the pasta.
- Pour some of the burrata cream onto the bottom of each plate, then place the pasta with the tomatoes on top of the cream and sprinkle generously with the basil crumbs. Add a couple of pieces of the remaining burrata to each plate. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- I used fusilli for this recipe, but other short pasta such as rigatoni, orecchiette, penne or mezzi paccheri would work well too.
- If you can't find burrata, you can use bufala mozzarella instead.
Nutrition Information
Calories
739kcal
(37%)
Carbohydrates
90g
(30%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
33g
(51%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
87mg
(4%)
Potassium
423mg
(12%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1144IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
16mg
(18%)
Calcium
413mg
(41%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 739
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 739kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 90g | 30% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 87mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 423mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1144IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 16mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 413mg | 41% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.