Margherita Pasta With Garlic Bread Crumbs

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces linguine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cups grape tomatoes
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 8 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, diced
• 1 cup fresh basil, thinly sliced
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 saute bread crumbs and garlic in 2 tbs of olive oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until crumbs are golden brown. transfer bread crumbs to a small bowl; set aside.
• 2 cook linguine in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions; drain.
• 3 heat 2 tbs oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. add tomatores and pepper flakes to pan; saute until tomatoes begin to burst, then crush tomatoes gently with the back of a spoon, leaving some tomatoes whole.
• 4 add drained linguine to tomatoes in pan, stirring to coat.
• 5 toss linguine with mozzarella, basil, salt and pepper.
• 6 divide pasta evenly among four dinner plates and top each with some of the garlic bread crumbs.