Pizza Burrata Pasta
Think elevated, grown up baked ziti! This Pizza Burrata Pasta is all of the flavors of a gourmet pizza packed into a delicious pasta dinner! It’s loaded with crispy prosciutto, special marinara, bursting tomatoes, and burrata cheese.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 2- ounce package prosciutto roughly chopped
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 cups grape tomatoes 1 pint
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 piece of burrata 8 ounces
- 4 cups marinara sauce
- Bread or crackers for serving
- 1 package pasta of choice
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Fresh basil for garnish
- Red pepper flakes for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of avocado oil in a small skillet over medium. Once hot, add prosciutto and cook for 2 minutes, then flip and cook another 2 to 4 minutes until crispy. Set aside.
- In the same skillet once prosciutto is removed, add more oil if needed (1 tablespoon), the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 2 minutes until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and let them cook until they burst, about 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Add marinara into the tomato mixture and simmer to cook sauce down for 10 minutes.
- Pour marinara sauce to a 13×9 inch baking dish (or similar size) and place the ball of burrata in the center.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until the cheese is warmed through and slightly melted.
- While baking, cook your pasta based on package instructions and set aside.
- Top with crispy prosciutto and pour in pasta and mix to combine.
- Top with mozzarella cheese and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve hot. Garnish with fresh basil if desired.