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Sheet Pan Pasta with Toasted Breadcrumbs

Sarah Mikulski
The fresh and easy pasta that they warned you about. The herby toasted breadcrumbs compliment the chunky tomato sauce perfectly.
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Ingredients
  

Sauce

  • 5 tomatoes
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 2 T olive oil
  • ½ t salt
  • ½ t pepper
  • ¼ cup basil leaves
  • 1 lb. pasta noodles

Breadcrumb Topping

  • 1 T olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • ¼ cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs

Instructions
 

Sauce

  • Preheat oven to 400° F.
  • Cut tomatoes in half and lay them on a baking sheet. Add the peeled garlic cloves to the same baking sheet.
  • Drizzle with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Pour the entire contents of the baking sheet into a food processor. Add the basil leaves and pulse until smooth.
  • Cook the pasta noodles and immediately add the sauce.

Breadcrumb Topping

  • Heat the olive oil in a pan over low/medium heat. Add the garlic. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the breadcrumbs and cook for about 3 minutes or until they're golden. Make sure to stir constantly.
  • Sprinkle the toasted breadcrumbs on top of your plated pasta.