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Gallery Tomato and Olive Penne Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist Salt and pepper 1 pound penne, or other short pasta 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2/3 pound (2 cups) cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Cook’s Notes The easiest way to pit an olive is to lay a wide chef’s knife over it and smack the blade with your fist or the palm of your hand. The olive should split open, and the pit will pop right out. Cook’s Notes If you’re cooking for children who don’t like black olives, toss the olives in for the adults after you’ve served the kids.

Gallery Tomato and Olive Penne

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Tomato and Olive Penne

Tomato and Olive Penne

Tomato and Olive Penne

Recipe Summary prep: 25 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 25 mins total: 25 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 25 mins

total: 25 mins

prep:

25 mins

total:

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • Salt and pepper 1 pound penne, or other short pasta 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 2/3 pound (2 cups) cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted and sliced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook penne according to package instructions until al dente, about 13 minutes. Drain.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic, and cook, stirring, until just golden, about 1 minute. Add cherry tomatoes, oregano, crushed red pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring, until tomato juices run, about 3 minutes.

Add penne, olives, parsley, and 1/4 cup Parmesan to the skillet and toss to combine. Serve with more cheese if desired.

Cook’s Notes The easiest way to pit an olive is to lay a wide chef’s knife over it and smack the blade with your fist or the palm of your hand. The olive should split open, and the pit will pop right out.

Cook’s Notes If you’re cooking for children who don’t like black olives, toss the olives in for the adults after you’ve served the kids.

Cook’s Notes

The easiest way to pit an olive is to lay a wide chef’s knife over it and smack the blade with your fist or the palm of your hand. The olive should split open, and the pit will pop right out.

If you’re cooking for children who don’t like black olives, toss the olives in for the adults after you’ve served the kids.

Reviews (9)

 Add Rating & Review     85 Ratings   5 star values:        29    4 star values:        24    3 star values:        18    2 star values:        11    1 star values:        3

Reviews (9)

Add Rating & Review     85 Ratings   5 star values:        29    4 star values:        24    3 star values:        18    2 star values:        11    1 star values:        3

Add Rating & Review

85 Ratings 5 star values: 29 4 star values: 24 3 star values: 18 2 star values: 11 1 star values: 3

85 Ratings 5 star values: 29 4 star values: 24 3 star values: 18 2 star values: 11 1 star values: 3

85 Ratings 5 star values: 29 4 star values: 24 3 star values: 18 2 star values: 11 1 star values: 3

  • 5 star values: 29 4 star values: 24 3 star values: 18 2 star values: 11 1 star values: 3

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 4 stars       02/18/2019   It was a simple and quick vegetarian meal to make for my husband. I omitted the olives being that he doesn't care for them.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/13/2012   great my family loves it  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       05/29/2012   This was delicious! We added a can of white beans (rinsed and drained) for extra protein. Because of that addition, I also increased the olives and parmesan to 1/3 cup each. It was DELICIOUS--both warm for dinner, and cold for leftovers the next day.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/11/2009   I love this recipe. I make it with whole wheat pasta and sometimes will crumble goat cheese (for a little more protein) on the top when serving and it makes a great filling meal. One night when i was cooking for one, I made a whole recipe and took a ton of the leftovers to work for lunch. It held up really well being re-heated in the microwave. The whole wheat penne doesn't get mushy and better the next day but the flavors had time to settle.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/07/2008   I have made this dish several times and it is delicious. If I don't have cherry tomatoes on hand I have used diced tomatoes and it comes out great. I also sometimes add chicken sausage that I cut into slices and then saute first.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/03/2008   This dish single handedly changed my mind on cherry tomatoes! It's that good! I let the tomatoes cook about twice as long as the recipe states so they get a little bit chewy like sun dried tomatoes. Also used 1 tbsp fresh oregano in place of the dried and also added about 1/4 cup basil.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/30/2008   This was the perfect dish! It was easy and fast. The flavors were erxcellent; I added more garlic because I am addicted to the stuff, but other than that it was REALLY GOOD!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/11/2008   This is one of my favorites! I add some torn up rotisserie chicken to the dish and mix...fantastic!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/14/2007   I made this dish almost immediately after receiving the very first issue of Everyday Food magazine and several times since. It is so good and very quick and easy to prepare.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 4 stars 02/18/2019

It was a simple and quick vegetarian meal to make for my husband. I omitted the olives being that he doesn’t care for them.

Rating: 4 stars

Rating: Unrated 10/13/2012

great my family loves it

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars 05/29/2012

This was delicious! We added a can of white beans (rinsed and drained) for extra protein. Because of that addition, I also increased the olives and parmesan to 1/3 cup each. It was DELICIOUS–both warm for dinner, and cold for leftovers the next day.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 02/11/2009

I love this recipe. I make it with whole wheat pasta and sometimes will crumble goat cheese (for a little more protein) on the top when serving and it makes a great filling meal. One night when i was cooking for one, I made a whole recipe and took a ton of the leftovers to work for lunch. It held up really well being re-heated in the microwave. The whole wheat penne doesn’t get mushy and better the next day but the flavors had time to settle.

Rating: Unrated 10/07/2008

I have made this dish several times and it is delicious. If I don’t have cherry tomatoes on hand I have used diced tomatoes and it comes out great. I also sometimes add chicken sausage that I cut into slices and then saute first.

Rating: Unrated 10/03/2008

This dish single handedly changed my mind on cherry tomatoes! It’s that good! I let the tomatoes cook about twice as long as the recipe states so they get a little bit chewy like sun dried tomatoes. Also used 1 tbsp fresh oregano in place of the dried and also added about 1/4 cup basil.

Rating: Unrated 09/30/2008

This was the perfect dish! It was easy and fast. The flavors were erxcellent; I added more garlic because I am addicted to the stuff, but other than that it was REALLY GOOD!

Rating: Unrated 07/11/2008

This is one of my favorites! I add some torn up rotisserie chicken to the dish and mix…fantastic!

Rating: Unrated 11/14/2007

I made this dish almost immediately after receiving the very first issue of Everyday Food magazine and several times since. It is so good and very quick and easy to prepare.

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