Tomato-licious!

Well, looks like I finally have some more tomatoes ripe in the garden, and I couldn't help myself but think how can I make these healthy gems even better?? Well, toss them in pasta of course! So last night dinner was spaghetti with roasted yellow and red tomatoes.....simple right? But OH SO DELICIOUS! And here's how you do it!


Spaghetti with roasted sweet tomatoes and garlic
6 tomatoes, roughly chopped into quarter pieces, or bite size (cherry toms, yellow or red, or just some big ol' tomaters! whatever you have on hand)
2 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
1 small vidalia onion, chopped fine
6 Tbs really goooood olive oil (reserve 2 Tbs to toss spaghetti in at the end)
sea salt and black pepper (tsp of each)
4 leaves of fresh basil, chopped
spaghetti

Boil your spaghetti and drain, according to package directions. Take all above ingredients (except basil) and toss in olive oil. Spread out onto a sheet pan and roast at 450 for 20 minutes. When done roasting, toss tomato mixture with spaghetti, 2 more Tbs of olive oil, another sprinkle of sea salt and black pepper, to taste, and sprinkle with fresh basil. And WAAA-LAAA, you have dinner! And sooo gooood for you, fresh and flavorful!

DID YOU KNOW? Tomatoes are high in Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Calcium and Potassium

and lycopene which is an inhibitor to heart disease.

*YOU CAN BRING UP THE FIBER IN THIS RECIPE WITH A WHOLE WHEAT PASTA, or if you're not keen on the multigrain varities, mix a regular pasta with a multigrain, and you'll find you won't know the difference. See healthy can be fun and sneaky! ;)