Pasta dishes
Spaghetti with braised cherry tomatoes and burrata
No pinsa and no spicy garlic spaghetti – the focus here is on braised cherry tomatoes and creamy burrata. The pasta soaks up the sweet and sour tomato sauce, the burrata comes fresh to the plate and makes everything nice and velvety.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 5 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 15 minutes
- Total: approx. 20 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 2 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 835 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 25.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 93.2 g
- Fat
- ≈ 37.8 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 2 cloves of garlic · ≈ 6.0 g
- 3 tbsp olive oil · ≈ 40.95 g
- 1 handful of basil · ≈ 1.0 g
- 400 g cherry tomatoes · ≈ 400 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- 1 scoop of burrata · ≈ 125.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 250g spaghetti
- 400 g cherry tomatoes
- 1 scoop of burrata
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 handful of basil
- Salt
- pepper
- optional: chili flakes
- optional: grated Parmesan
Instructions
- Cook spaghetti in plenty of salted water until al dente.
- Halve the cherry tomatoes and cut the garlic into thin slices.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan and briefly sweat the garlic.
- Add tomatoes and simmer over medium heat for 8-10 minutes until soft.
- Season with salt, pepper and basil.
- Drain the spaghetti, reserving some of the pasta water.
- Put the pasta in the pan and mix with a little pasta water.
- Arrange on plates, place burrata on top, tear open slightly and serve.
