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Bucatini with Butter-Roasted Tomato Sauce

By Dawn Perry
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Chelsie Craig

We love the way that roasting intensifies the flavor of canned tomatoes. While we're pretty obsessed with the texture of bucatini, a strand pasta with a hole running through it, this dish is every bit as delicious with spaghetti, linguine, or even rigatoni.

What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    60 minutes

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

8 garlic cloves
¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter
1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
2 anchovy fillets packed in oil
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, plus more for serving
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
12 ounces bucatini or spaghetti
Finely grated Parmesan (for serving)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°. Crush 8 garlic cloves with the flat side of a chef's knife and remove peel. Cut ¼ cup (½ stick) butter into small pieces (about ½").

    Step 2

    Empty 28 oz. can of tomatoes into a 13x9" baking dish and crush lightly with your hands. Watch out for flying tomato juices. Scatter garlic, butter pieces, 2 anchovies, and ½ tsp. red pepper flakes over tomatoes; season with salt and black pepper.

    Step 3

    Roast tomatoes, tossing halfway through, until garlic is very soft and mixture is thick and jammy, 35–40 minutes. While tomatoes are roasting, bring a large pot of water (4-6 qt.) to a boil over high heat and add a small fistful of salt.

    Step 4

    Remove pan from oven and let sauce cool slightly. Using a potato masher or fork, break up garlic and tomatoes until mixture looks like coarse applesauce.

    Step 5

    Cook 12 oz. bucatini or spaghetti in pot of boiling water, stirring occasionally with tongs, according to package instructions for al dente. Toward end of cook time, use a heatproof measuring cup to scoop out and reserve ½ cup pasta cooking liquid. Drain pasta in a colander; reserve pot.

    Step 6

    Return pasta to pot and add tomato sauce and pasta cooking liquid. Cook over medium-high heat, tossing with tongs, until sauce coats pasta, about 3 minutes.

    Step 7

    Divide pasta among plates. Serve topped with Parmesan and more red pepper flakes.

    Step 8

    Do Ahead: Tomato sauce can be made 4 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill. Reheat before mixing with pasta.

Nutrition Per Serving

Calories (kcal) 490 Fat (g) 13 Saturated Fat (g) 7 Cholesterol (mg) 35 Carbohydrates (g) 76 Dietary Fiber (g) 5 Total Sugars (g) 12 Protein (g) 14 Sodium (mg) 710
TagsPastaItalianEuropeanCanned TomatoTomatoVegetableSpaghettiBucatiniEasyWeeknight MealsMainVegetarianRoastDinnerBon Appétit
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