Roasted Tomatoes with Garlic

Roasting tomatoes this way gives them so much flavor! They're great as a simple pasta sauce, a topping, or even as a standalone side dish - not to mention as an ingredient in countless recipes.
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Ingredients

Tomatoes

Garlic

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

Optional: dried basil or Italian seasoning

 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 F.
  2. Chop tomatoes. Peel and halve garlic cloves.
  3. Mix tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper (and herbs, if using) in an roasting pan. They tomatoes and garlic should be crowded and overlapping. Don’t be shy about the oil and seasoning!
  4. Roast for 25+ minutes. Cherry tomatoes will take longer, large soft tomatoes less time.