Giada's quick and easy pasta alla formiana

Try this delicious recipe from Giada De Laurentiis' new cookbook

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updated 3/28/2012 4:37:58 PM ET

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Make a simple, tasty pasta dish from the new cookbook, "Weeknights with Giada: Quick and Simple recipes to revamp dinner."

Recipe: Pasta alla Formiana (on this page)

Recipe: Pasta alla Formiana

Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients

Vegetable oil cooking spray
1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 clove garlic, coarsely chopped
2 cups (8 ounces) mezze penne or other small pasta
1/3 cup olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 very ripe, extra-large or beefsteak tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices

Preparation

Place an oven rack in the upper 1/3 of the oven. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Spray an 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside.

In a food processor, blend together the crushed tomatoes and their juice, the chicken broth and garlic. Pour into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in the pasta, olive oil, oregano, salt, and pepper.

While the sauce is heating, line the bottom and sides of the baking dish with 1/2 to 2/3 of the tomato slices. Pour the pasta mixture into the pan and spread evenly. Arrange the remaining tomato slices in an overlapping layer on top of the pasta mixture, making sure the mixture is completely covered. Drizzle with olive oil.

Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes until the tomatoes are slightly crispy and the pasta is cooked. Cool for 5 minutes and serve.