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Cheesy Ranch Baked Pasta with Tomatoes

The only thing kids love more than gobbling up this baked pasta for dinner is discovering it in their lunchbox the next day!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Servings: 4
Author: Hidden Valley

Ingredients

  • 1 8-ounce block cream cheese cream cheese
  • 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Seasoning & Salad Dressing Mix Shaker
  • 12 ounces pasta pasta of choice
  • kosher salt kosher salt, to taste
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°. Place the block of cream cheese in the center of a large baking dish. Scatter the tomatoes around the cream cheese, and sprinkle the whole thing with ranch seasoning.
  • Drizzle olive oil over the cream cheese and tomatoes and place in the oven. Bake for about 35–40 minutes, until the tomatoes are bursting and the cheese is slightly browned on top.
  • While the cheese and tomatoes cook, bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Cook pasta according to package directions, reserving about ½ cup of the pasta water when you drain it.
  • Remove the baked cream cheese from the oven, immediately add the shredded cheddar while still hot, and stir well to combine and melt the cheese. Stir in pasta and enough pasta water to make sure the sauce is incorporated with the pasta. Serve immediately.