Penne with Roasted-Tomato Sauce, Orange, and Olives
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 2 pounds plum tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges
- 1 onion, halved lengthwise, cut into thin wedges
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 cups penne (about 8 ounces)
- 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- 1/4 cup chopped pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese
- Position 1 rack in bottom third of oven and 1 rack in middle of oven; preheat to 450F.
- Spray 2 rimmed baking sheets with nonstick spray.
- Spread tomatoes on 1 sheet and onion on second sheet.
- Drizzle 1 tablespoon oil over vegetables on each.
- Sprinkle garlic and orange peel over both.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast until vegetables are very tender and brown around edges, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes for onion and 45 minutes for tomatoes.
- Cool slightly.
- Pour 1/4 cup orange juice over vegetables on each sheet, scraping up any browned bits from bottom of sheets.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite.
- Reserve 1/2 cup pasta cooking water.
- Drain pasta; return to pot.
- Add tomato and onion mixtures, basil, and olives to pasta.
- Stir over medium heat until heated through, adding enough reserved pasta cooking water to moisten.
- Transfer to bowl.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
vegetable oil spray, tomatoes, onion, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, orange juice, penne, fresh basil, olives, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/penne-with-roasted-tomato-sauce-orange-and-olives-106208 (may not work)