Creamy brie pasta is an easy and delicious way to change up your pasta dishes. It is similar to the viral Tiktok feta pasta. The triple cream brie is baked in a dish with cherry tomatoes and then combined with garlic confit and rotini pasta. It's a silky pasta with the nutty brie flavor kissing your tastebuds.
What I underestimated was how much fat was in the brie. When you melt brie in the oven, normally you do it only for a few minutes. But in order to get the cherry tomatoes to roast I needed them to be in the oven for a little longer. So, the brie didn't just start to ooze, it completely melted.
The happy surprise was that once everything was mixed together and cooled slightly, this brie pasta was silky, creamy, and delicious. I imagined it in my head almost like mac and cheese but the brie melts more than that. It is a thinner cheese because of the fat content so it melts almost to oil and then firms back up slightly to a silky smooth cheese sauce.
What You Need for Brie Pasta
This recipe is so simple and brie pasta requires such a small amount of ingredients. I do make the garlic confit in advance and always have some in my refrigerator, but it's not necessary. You can substitute minced garlic and just put it in the pan with the cherry tomatoes before you bake it.
- 1 8oz round of brie (I used triple creme)
- ½ lb rotini
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 cloves garlic confit
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Substitutions and Ingredient Notes
Brie. There are so many different varieties of brie available. Flavors can vary so greatly. Just try to go with something fairly simple for this pasta. This is meant to be a fun dish that tastes great. Brie cheese can have complex flavors and levels of smokiness, and we are just looking for the creaminess of the cheese. Just pick a run-of-the-mill brie round.
Cherry Tomatoes. People always substitute grape tomatoes for cherry tomatoes. The flavors are so distinct to me. I have a real distaste for grape tomatoes. But cherry tomatoes break down a lot easier and they are sweeter and less acidic. For that reason, I would stick with the cherry tomatoes.
Garlic Confit. This can be a pain for some people to make. It's time-consuming. If you are not interested in the confit, use minced garlic but add it in prior to baking.
How to Make Brie Pasta
The trick to making brie pasta is cutting the bottom rind off of the brie so that the cheese has a way to escape the rind. Use a really sharp knife because brie is a pain in the ass to work with. We used to own a meat and cheese charcuterie company and we had specific cheese wire to cut the brie. Which I'm now remembering is in my garage!
Preheat the oven to 350 ℉. Place the brie round in the center of the Pyrex glass pan. Surround the brie round with chopped cherry tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
While the brie is baking, boil a pot of water, and boil the rotini as the directions state. Drain the rotini and as always, save a bit of pasta water.
Remove the pan from the oven. Combine the pasta in the baking pan with the garlic confit. Stir in about ¼ cup of pasta water. Allow everything to sit for 10 minutes and then garnish with parsley and serve.
Eating Pasta Cold
I normally write directions on how to reheat the food down here. But brie pasta is so good cold that I'm here to tell you not to. Definitely try it cold the next day. It is SO good. If you want to reheat it, it does great in the microwave. But definitely also try it cold the next day.
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📖 Recipe
Brie Pasta
Ingredients
- 1 8oz round of triple creme brie
- ½ lb rotini
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 cloves garlic confit
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 ℉. Cut the rind off of the bottom of the brie round. Place it in the center of the Pyrex glass pan. Surround the brie round with chopped cherry tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
- While the brie is baking, boil a pot of water, and boil the pasta as the directions state.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Combine the pasta in the baking pan with the garlic confit and stir well. Allow everything to sit for 10 minutes and then serve.
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