Quick and easy bruschetta pasta takes the flavors of the classic Italian appetizer and puts them into a yummy spaghetti dish. This simple vegetarian pasta recipe comes together in 20 minutes, making it perfect for a fuss free dinner any night of the week.
Post originally published June 3, 2016. Updated July 17, 2020.
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
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Ever have nights where you just don’t feel like cooking but really want to eat something delicious? Happens here all the time especially on a day when Goose puts me through the paces and I’m a dishrag by 2 pm. I used to be a fan of going out for a quick dinner on those days, but have you ever gone out to dinner with a toddler that hasn’t napped and is teething?
Other torture methods have nothing on that. NOTHING.
So on days like that, when I’m beyond done, I want something easy and comforting. Enter this quick and easy bruschetta pasta.
I love this dish. It soothes the soul and makes bad days better. It could be the answer to world peace.
Ok, maybe not the world peace thing, but it is a big bowl of comforting delicious carbs bursting with sweet cherry tomatoes and subtly spicy garlic all topped off with basil. It’s summer pasta at its finest. Although it’s basically carbs, it still feels light and it’s the perfect meal to take outside and eat on the patio while sipping a glass of white wine. Feel the stress melting away already? I do.
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
Ingredients
Ingredients: tomatoes, olive oil, white wine, garlic, pasta, basil, salt and pepper
- Pasta– I like thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta in this but use whatever you like or have on hand.
- Cherry tomatoes– Half or quarter them depending on their size. The juice will combine with the noodles, wine and olive oil to make a sauce.
- Garlic– Go for fresh garlic cloves instead of garlic powder.
- Olive oil– Olive oil makes a base for the sauce.
- White wine– Use a good white wine that you would drink.
- Fresh basil– Again fresh is so much better here than dried.
- Salt and pepper– Just to taste.
Other things you could add:
- Parmesan cheese
- A pinch of red pepper flakes
- Meat or seafood of your choice
How to Make
This easy pasta recipe comes together so fast! The whole thing is done in under 20 minutes! And that’s with a train wreck of a child hanging off your leg while you cook. To make it
To make:
Boil the pasta.
Look at how easy it is to drain the noodles! No more sink spaghetti!
Fill a large pasta pot (I use this Bialetti pot and love it) with water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to directions on the package.
Make the sauce.
Chop the cherry tomatoes into equal sized pieces
Once you put the pasta in the water to cook, heat the olive oil over medium low to medium heat in a large pan or skillet. Add the halved tomatoes and season them with salt and pepper to taste.
Saute the tomatoes in olive oil
As the tomatoes begin to cook, press the garlic cloves with a garlic press and add them to the pan. Pour in a cup of white wine and bring the whole thing to a slow simmer, stirring frequently to make sure the garlic doesn’t burn.
Add the wine and simmer.
Add the pasta to the pan.
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
When the pasta is cooked, drain the cooking water and add the pasta to the pan with the tomatoes. Toss in the sauce. Season with extra salt and pepper if desired. Remove from heat and add the fresh basil. Serve and enjoy.
How to Serve
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
I like serving this recipe as is and topping it with a bit of Parmesan cheese. As is, the recipe is vegan. With Parmesan cheese, this will be a vegetarian pasta recipe. If you are feeding meat eaters, feel free to add chicken like I do in this balsamic tomato chicken pasta or shrimp for a version of a classic shrimp scampi but with tomatoes.
Storing
Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
If you have any leftover store them in a sealed container in the fridge. To reheat, I don’t recommend microwaving. Instead, add the leftover pasta back into a skillet with a tablespoon or two of olive oil and just cook it over medium low until warm.
Other Vegetarian Pasta Recipes You Might Enjoy
This bruschetta pasta is one of my favorite quick dinners. It’s perfect for a fast weeknight meal and perfect for easy entertaining or date night dining. Try it the next time you have tomatoes on hand and need a quick supper!
Looking for other vegetarian pasta recipes? Try one of these:
- Instant Pot Caprese Pasta
- Summer Harvest Pasta
- Caramelized Onion and Asparagus Pasta
- Buttered Balsamic Blistered Tomato Pasta
- Tomato Pasta with Burrata
- Pea Pesto Pasta with Burrata
- Lemon Spinach Pasta with Sun Dried Tomatoes
- Pasta with White Bean Sauce
- Pasta with Roasted Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts
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Quick and Easy Bruschetta Pasta
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
Quick and easy bruschetta pasta takes the flavors of the classic Italian appetizer and puts them into a yummy spaghetti dish. This simple vegetarian pasta recipe comes together in 20 minutes, making it perfect for a fuss free dinner any night of the week.
Ingredients
- 1 package of thin spaghetti or angel hair pasta*
- 1 pint of cherry tomatoes
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 cup of white wine
- 1/2 cup of chopped fresh basil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to directions on the package.
- While the water is heating up, half the cherry tomatoes (or skip this step if really pressed for time).
- Heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over medium low to medium heat in a large pan.
- Add the tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper.
- As the tomatoes begin to cook, press the garlic cloves with a garlic press and add them to the pan.
- Pour in a cup of white wine and bring the whole thing to a slow simmer, stirring frequently to make sure the garlic doesn’t burn.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain the cooking water and add the pasta to the pan with the tomatoes. Toss in the sauce. Season with extra salt and pepper if desired. Remove from heat and add the fresh basil. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
*I kept it gluten free and used Barilla gluten free thin spaghetti in this.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: saute
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
Keywords: Bruschetta pasta
Yum!! That looks delicious and soo easy to make!! Thanks for sharing your great recipe! I’ll be trying it this week!!
Hope you love it when you try it!
I LOVE bruschetta pasta! If my body would start agreeing that carbs aren’t the enemy, I’d probably eat it every day! Your version looks delish – love that you left the tomatoes whole!
Try it with zoodles! Or play with your pasta- not like a little kid would. I mean unless you want to throw it on the dog, then by all means. But there is pasta made out of quinoa- so healthy and more protein than carb!
I love your recipe the best except where is the cheese? All the other recipes called for parm cheese. Just wondering if you forgot it or don’t use cheese. I will make but add some parm.
Love a quick easy pasta!
Me too! Thanks for stopping by!
This looks so delicious! I love bruschetta and I love pasta, so I’ll definitely be making this recipe soon!
xo Brie
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you love it when you make it!
I think this looks and tastes freaking delicious. It’s very simple to make and oh so fast. I’m a pro for quick at home meals. And who doesn’t love pasta?!!
So delicious. And so fast. Hope you get to make it sometime!
I just want to gobble all that up in one mouth full. xx
Lol, that’s sort of how I eat it. So lady like of me. 🙂
This looks good and I love cherry tomatoes.
Me too! Thanks for stopping by!
YUM! This looks delicious, and it also looks like a nice light dinner I can make during the Summer. Perfect!
Exactly! Perfect for summer nights on the patio. Hope you make it sometime and enjoy!
I love that this is gluten free and super easy!
Yep! So easy- I made it with my toddler on my leg.
two of my favorite foods in one! I love this!
Thank you!
Such a lovely recipe i need to save this i love pasta i havent done it in a while though i need to make some, thanks for sharing your recipe
Such an easy one to make. Hope you enjoy it!
I love how simple this recipe is! Such beautiful colors too!
Thank you!
I could eat a dish like this every day. Pasta is my weakness…especially with fresh tomatoes.
Mine too! I love love love pasta.
This pasta dish looks so yummy! I love bruschetta, so I know I’ll love this!
Yep! If you love bruschetta then this is a sure thing for you! Hope you get to try it and enjoy!
This sounds so delicious! I love how simple it is too. Such yummy flavors.
Sometimes simple food is the best because then the ingredients really shine through. Plus simple keeps it easier to make and easier on the bank too.
This looks absolutely delicious and fresh! Im going ry thing for sure!
Hope you enjoy it!
So simple and easy I wonder if stock could be substituted for the wine.
Absolutely. I would sub veggie stock in. I’d probably be a little less liberal with salting it then too since stock is saltier than wine.
I experience the same thing at least 2 times per week. My kids wear me out, but I don’t want to have cereal for dinner! I’m trying this recipe as soon as my cherry tomatoes and basil are ripe!
Oy, the struggle is real. Fortunately, this is one of those easy peasy dishes that keeps me from eating cereal or just face planting directly into the ice cream cartoon.
This pasta looks delicious. I love bruschetta and having it in a pasta dish is awesome!
It’s so good! I hope you get to make it sometime.
Yum!! I love bruschetta! Can’t wait to try this recipe!
Bruschetta is awfully yummy, isn’t it? Hope you like it!
This sounds so light, tasty, and simple. Love it! I adore pasta with basil, olive, oil, and garlic. Yum!
It is! Super easy and perfect for a nice hot summer day.