East Side Marios Oven Roasted Tomato Linguine Copycat Recipes

Steps:

• Place chicken breast on grill and season with salt and pepper and grill until fully cooked. Once chicken is fully cooked, julienne 1/4 inch.
• While chicken is on grill, place sauté pan on stove and turn flame to medium heat.
• Place pasta in a pot of boiling salted water and cook to manufacturer's specifications.
• Allow pan to heat, add oil and place garlic and peppers in pan and sauté gently.
• When garlic is cooked, add julienned hot chicken breast.
• Ladle Alfredo sauce and sun-dried tomato pesto on top of pasta. Toss pasta thoroughly, add tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Mix pasta thoroughly so that all pasta is coated with sauce.
• Transfer pasta to bowl, bringing chicken, peppers and tomatoes to the top for a colorful presentation.
• Garnish with parsley sprig and a pasta spoon.
• *If oven-roasted tomato is not available at your market you prepare them at home. Slice 6 roma tomatoes and place on a baking sheet. Spray with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake for 30 minutes until the edges begin to brown. You can remove the skins if you like, but it is not necessary.

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 475 degrees F. Quarter the tomatoes, then scoop the seeds and pulp into a sieve set over a bowl (reserve the tomatoes). Press on the seeds and pulp to extract the juice (you should have about 1/2 cup). Chop the tomatoes and toss with 3 tablespoons olive oil on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt. Toss the zucchini with 3 tablespoons olive oil on a separate baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Roast, switching the position of the pans halfway through, until tender and browned in spots, 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta as the label directs; reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook 2 minutes. Add the cherry peppers; cook 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste, then the reserved tomato juice and 1/2 cup cooking water. Bring to a boil; simmer until reduced by half, 5 minutes. Add the pasta, vegetables, basil and parmesan to the skillet; season with salt. Cook, tossing, 1 minute, adding more of the reserved cooking water as needed to loosen.

Steps:

• To make the roasted tomatoes, slice small tomatoes and place in a single layer on a non stick baking sheet. Sprinkle with Salt and Pepper and dried basil. Bake in a 175 degree oven for 90 minutes, until shriveled. Set aside.
• To make spinach add butter and oil in a small saute pan, and add garlic. Lightly saute garlic and add raw spinach, cook for a few minutes tossing with tongs, until wilted. Set aside.
• Cook pasta in boiling water, drain but do not rinse.
• In the same pot you used for your pasta, melt 2 tbsp butter, add tomatoes and spinach, add Pasta back in pot and then add parmesan cheese. Toss all ingredients together and season with salt and pepper to taste.