This 4-Ingredient Strawberry Pasta Is Sweet, Creamy, and Unexpected

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Jamie Anulewicz

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Short pasta served cold with a blended sauce of macerated fresh strawberries and Greek yogurt, topped with crumbled farmer's cheese.

Prep 5m
Cook 10m
Total 45m
Serves 4
Ingredients7
Directions3 Start Cooking

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. Drain well. Toss with olive oil and set aside to cool to room temperature.

  2. Reserve about 12 strawberry slices for garnish. In the bowl of a food processor, toss the remaining strawberries with the sugar. Set aside to macerate for 20 to 30 minutes (the riper the strawberries, the faster they will release their juices). Add the yogurt to the food processor. Pulse several times, until you achieve a bright pink sauce with visible chunks of strawberries, 10 to 15 pulses, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.

  3. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of cooled pasta to each bowl. Top with strawberry sauce, cheese, mint, if using, and reserved sliced strawberries. Store sauce and cooked pasta separately in the fridge for up to 4 days. Assemble and serve cold. Love the recipe? Leave us stars and a comment below!

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Contains

  • Animal product — from 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Gluten — from 1 pound short pasta, such as rotini or cavatappi
  • Dairy — from 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Lactose — from 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

Not evaluated: Vegetarian, Egg-free, Peanut-free, Tree nut-free, Soy-free, Fish-free, Shellfish-free, Nightshade-free