Spaghetti With Shrimp And Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

• 3 pt. cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 3 tablespoons chopped garlic, divided
• 4 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1 pound uncooked spaghetti
• 1 pound medium-size raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 cup loosely packed basil leaves, torn

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0F. Toss together tomatoes, crushed red pepper, 4 tablespoons of the oil, 2 tablespoons of the garlic, and 1 teaspoon of the salt in a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until tomatoes soften and release their juices, about 45 minutes. (You can do this step a few hours ahead of time. Let tomatoes stand at room temperature until ready to use.)
2. Bring a large pot of water and 1 tablespoon of the salt to a boil over high. Add spaghetti, and cook until al dente, 9 to 11 minutes. Drain spaghetti, reserving 1 cup cooking water.
3. Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium. Add remaining 1 tablespoon garlic, and cook, stirring constantly, until just beginning to brown, about 1 minute. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring constantly, until shrimp begin to turn pink and are cooked through, about 2 minutes. Add reserved cooking water to shrimp mixture; reduce heat, and cook, stirring occasionally, 2 minutes. Stir in parsley.
4. Transfer drained pasta to a large serving bowl. Add shrimp mixture, tomatoes, basil, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and gently toss. Serve immediately.

cherry tomatoes, red pepper, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, kosher salt, spaghetti, shrimp, flatleaf, basil

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spaghetti-shrimp-roasted-cherry-tomatoes (may not work)