Did you know that you can cook dried, uncooked pasta IN THE OVEN? I must have missed that message somewhere along my culinary road in life. That's why when I saw Giada De Laurentiis make it last September, I was over the moon!
It's so simple. And totally fun.
AND VEGAN. {if you use Earth Balance}
So I had to try it, natch.
Basically, you line a pan with tomato slices. It took about 5 medium organic tomatoes for me. Then mix dried pasta with a quick sauce that you make from garlic and a can of organic diced tomatoes, along with a shat-ton of oregano (I didn't add quite as much), olive oil (I needed to cut back on this but didn't), and S&P. I also added a separate can of organic tomato sauce. Then you dump the mixture into the tomato-lined dish and spread around.
Cover with more tomatoes and a drizzle of olive oil to seal it up, and pop into the oven to bake for about an hour.
TA-DA! Roasted tomatoes blanketing a bed of moist pasta and tangy tomato sauce. I die.
Seriously, if I was like a tomato about to be cooked in some manner of my own choosing, this would be the dish of my choice. I would happily perish and go to Tomato Heaven, for reals.
You have to try it. NOW.
Jes
