Subject: Baked Tomato Spaghetti
From: [email-masked]
Date: 30 May 2000 12:46:20 -0600
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

* Exported from MasterCook *

                          Baked Tomato Spaghetti

Recipe By     :Sunset. All-Time Favorite Recipes
Serving Size  : 6     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pasta                           Spaghetti
                Tomatoes                        Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12            medium  Roma tomatoes -- cut into halves lengthwise
                        Salt and pepper
  4             cloves  garlic -- minced
     1/2           cup  chopped parsley -- divided
     1/2           cup  olive oil -- divided
  1              pound  dry spaghetti
  2        tablespoons  butter or margarine -- at room temperature
     1/2           cup  chopped fresh basil or 2 tablespoons dry
                        basil
                        Grated Parmesan cheese

Place tomato halves, cut side up, in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Sprinkle 
with salt and pepper. Mix garlic, 1/3 cup of the parsley, and 2 tablespoons 
of the oil; pat mixture over tomatoes. Drizzle with 2 more tablespoons oil. 
Bake in a 425: oven until tomatoes are browned on top, about 1 hour.
In a large pan, cook pasta in about  3 1/2 quarts of boiling salted 
water until barely tender to bite, about 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
Remove and discard most of the skin from 4 of the tomato halves; 
coarsely mash tomato pulp. In a large serving bowl, combine mashed tomatoes, 
butter, remaining parsley, remaining 1/4 cup oil, and basil. Add pasta and 
toss gently. Add remaining 20 baked tomato halves and pan juices; toss 
gently. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with cheese.
Posted by: Cassie
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