Goats Cheese, Courgette (Zucchini) and Cherry Tomato Pasta

This month will see a drop in the frequency of my blog posts as I wait for my house purchase to go through and live in temporary accommodation for the foreseeable future, but I'm hoping to be back on track with one blog post a week by the time August rolls around...

This is a relatively straightforward and quick pasta recipe; the vegetables are cooked at the same time as the pasta is cooking, so the whole thing only takes around half an hour. Soft goats cheese which has the consistency of cream cheese is best for this as it coats the pasta more evenly than goats cheese with a rind.

Serves 5

Ingredients:
300g cherry tomatoes
500g pasta
3-4 courgettes (zucchini)
3 cloves garlic
Salt and pepper, to taste
Fresh or dried basil, to taste

Instructions:

1. Chop/crush garlic and fry with courgettes on a medium low heat.

2. At the same time, add pasta to salted boiling water and cook.

3. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and, when the pasta is almost done (about 2 - 3 minutes from the end), add them to the courgettes, frying on a medium heat. Add fresh/dried basil to taste and stir through.

4. Drain the pasta when cooked, and add back to the pan. Add the courgettes and tomato, as well as the goats cheese. Stir thoroughly to the pasta completely with cheese. Season with salt and pepper as desired and serve.