Boursin macaroni and cheese is creamy tomato pasta with garlic, spices and soft cheese cooked in the same pan to create a delicious, cheesy sauce. Just add your favorite pasta and toss!
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Why You’ll Love This Boursin Pie Recipe
This Boursin cheese macaroni puts a fresh spin on the viral TikTok baked feta macaroni from a few years ago. The original recipe saw feta cheese baked in the oven before being tossed with tomatoes, spices and cooked pasta. This version substitutes soft and creamy Boursin cheese for the feta, and it’s delicious!
- Bursting with flavor. This Boursin pasta has all the Mediterranean-style flavors I love, thanks to puffed sweet tomatoes, melted cheese, garlic, and pasta.
- It is mess free and very easy. Just assemble the cheese and tomatoes, add oil and a few easy spices and bake.
- You can prepare it in a pan. Well, technically you’ll need a second pot to boil the pasta, but all your “sauce” ingredients cook in one baking dish. That’s close enough to a one-pot dinner for me!
Ingredients you will need
If you love flavor in recipes like I do Greek tomato feta soupyou’ll love this creamy, cheesy tomato pasta! The ingredients are super simple. Check out some notes and substitutions here and go to the recipe card for a printable list with full details.
- Tomato – I like the sweetness of cherry and grape tomatoes, but any tomato will work.
- Oil – Another cooking oil such as olive oil or canola.
- garlic – Fresh cloves are best.
- Spices – Garlic powder, crushed red pepper, plus dried basil (or Italian seasoning).
- Boursin Cheese – There are many flavors of Boursin cheese, but I like the Garlic and Herb Boursin best in this tomato pasta.
- Pasta – I use rotini, but any pasta works in this recipe. Other good short-cut pasta options are penne, cavatappi, scallops, farfalle, or rigatoni.
- Parmesan – Freshly grated for serving. You can also garnish this pasta with fresh basil leaves or parsley.
What is Boursin Cheese?
Boursin is a brand of soft French cheese. It’s very similar to cream cheese and comes with a variety of seasonings, from garlic and herbs to chives, onions, and black pepper. I spread it over the crackers as usual. This creamy Boursin pasta is a tastier way to use it!
How to Make TikTok Boursin Macaroni and Cheese
This might be one of the easiest pasta recipes and the flavors are incredible. Here’s what to expect and You’ll find printable instructions on the recipe card after the post.
- Add the cheese and tomatoes to the pan. Add the tomatoes to a 9×13-inch casserole dish and toss them with the olive oil and spices. Two rounds of Boursin Nestle in the middle of the tomatoes.
- To cook. Bake at 375ºF for 30-35 minutes until tomatoes burst.
- Bake the pie. Meanwhile, boil your pasta al dente. After that, reserve about ½ cup of water before draining the pasta water. All that starchy water makes the finished dish extra creamy!
- Put it all together. Add your cooked pasta to the baking dish with the tomatoes and toss it all together with a little pasta water. Garnish with Parmesan and dig in!
Recipe Tips
- Pour in the pasta water. For delicious noodles, add 2-3 tablespoons of salt to the boiling water you use to cook the pasta. Don’t forget to reserve half a cup of pasta water for extra creaminess.
- Add more vegetables. Chop or chop bell peppers, mushrooms, squash, and other vegetables to cook alongside the tomatoes and cheese (just make sure you choose vegetables with similar cooking times). You can also add olives, spinach and fresh herbs.
- Add protein. While adding the cooked pasta to the baking dish, toss in the cooked protein at the same time. Try it baked shredded chicken or baked chicken breastssteak bites or shrimp (which also taste great creamy shrimp tomato paste).
Service offerings
This Boursin cheese and tomato pie makes for a hearty dinner, especially if you add a side stuffed garlic bread or garlic cloves. It is also great to serve with a delicious salad Greek dressor as vegetables airfryer asparagus and roasted carrots. Enjoy the beginning of the best bruschetta and one easy chocolate lava cake for dessert!
Storage and Reheating of Leftovers
- Cool down. Store leftover pasta in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Reheat. You can reheat Boursin pasta in the microwave, oven or stove. Before reheating, sprinkle some water over the noodles and stir frequently to revive the sauce.
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Description
This Boursin macaroni and cheese is a TikTok inspired pasta recipe with ripe blistered tomatoes, garlic, spices and soft cheese cooked in a pan. Just add your favorite pasta afterwards and toss!
- 2 pints grape tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chopped red pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 (5.2 oz.) packages of Garlic & Herb Boursin Cheese
- 1 lb. Rotini pasta
- 1/2 cup reserved pasta water
- Parmesan cheese to serve
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Place tomatoes in a 9×13-inch baking dish. Drizzle the tomatoes with olive oil and sprinkle with garlic powder, red pepper, basil and minced garlic. Stir to combine.
- Place two rounds of Boursin cheese inside the tomatoes in the center of the dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until the tomatoes begin to burst.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, boil the pasta according to package directions. Drain the pasta and reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water.
- Once the tomatoes are ready, remove the pan from the oven and stir the cooked pasta evenly, adding to the reserved pasta water for creaminess.
- Garnish with parmesan cheese and serve immediately!
Notes
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
