Fettuccine Garlic Cherry Tomato Sauce

by Feli Chic'Cuisine

The Fettuccine garlic cherry tomato sauce recipe is very light, the most delicious and easy to make. Combined with the flavor of garlic, the succulent sweet cherry tomatoes burst into a luxuriously silky sauce within minutes.

This delicately flavoured pasta is a very speedy and ideal option as a low-fat dinner or lunch for a busy week.  

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Prep. Time: 25 min

Serves: 4

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Ingredients

• 350g (1 package) Fettuccine pasta or other long pasta

• 3 tablespoons olive oil 

• 6 garlic cloves, minced 

• 400g cherry tomatoes, cut in half 

• 1/2 cups vegetable or chicken stock

• 2/3 cups pitted black olives, cut in half

• dried thyme

• salt and black pepper

To Serve

• Garlic bread

• fresh thyme

• grated Parmesan cheese 

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Method

1. In a large pot, boil a salted water and cook the pasta al dente according to package directions. Drain and rinse thoroughly under cold water. Set aside.

2. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil and saute the garlic, until it begins to soften and turn light golden. Add the cherry tomatoes and then continue cooking for around 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the chicken stock, dried thyme, salt and pepper. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until the tomatoes are soft.

​3. Add the pasta and black olives, and toss to combine. Serve with Parmesan cheese, fresh thyme and slices of garlic bread.

Enjoy!

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by Feli Chic'Cuisine

Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort". - Norman Kolpa