One-Pot Easy Caprese Pasta
I am part of a 30 Day Challenge today, coming up with easy pasta dishes for you all to enjoy!! Please scroll down to see all of the pastas we have for you. I decided to make One-Pot Easy Caprese Pasta.
Have you tried any of the one-pot pasta dishes where you boil everything including the pasta in one pot? Huge time saver and they come out amazing. I have done quite a few now like this.
During the week not only are we busy but tired, so a quick and easy pasta dinner is a welcomed recipe. Also in this household, we love to have vegetarian probably “twice a week”.
It used to be once a week but that has now increased to at least two times with Amber becoming a vegetarian. I welcome it as it is an easy way to cook, one less thing to worry about really with no meat.
Simple ingredients are added to a large pot and cooked together. Giving it an occasional stir keeps the cheese from sticking to the bottom. Nothing could be easier than this one pot pasta meal.
Another little take on this would be to boil and drain the pasta and then add the bocconcini, basil, tomatoes, S&P and Parmesan. A quick drizzle of olive oil and some balsamic would finish the fresh pasta off.
We loved how the cheese melted and created a creamy sauce when all cooked together though. Hot, fresh and fast is this pasta!

One-Pot Easy Caprese Pasta
One-Pot Easy Caprese Pasta will have you making this again and again for a quick weeknight meal.
Ingredients
- • 12 oz. penne pasta
- • 200 gms. bocconcini cheese
- • 3 roma tomatoes, chopped
- • I small onion or ½ medium, chopped
- • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
- • 1 small bunch fresh basil, torn
- • Salt and freshly ground pepper
- • Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
Instructions
- In a large pot add the penne, tomatoes, bocconcini, onion, garlic, basil and salt and pepper. Pour in 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, covered and then reduce heat to a simmer and uncover. Stir occasionally to keep the cheese from burning to the bottom. Cook for about 20 min. or until pasta is al dente. A small amount of water/sauce will remain.
- Serve with more salt and pepper to taste and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 305Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 401mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 2gSugar: 3gProtein: 17g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.

Check out all the other delicious EASY PASTA DINNERS recipes below from bloggers who took part in our 30 Day Pasta Challenge.
- Garlic Meatballs and Pasta from Lovefoodies
- One Pot Pizza Tortellini Bake from Life Currents
- Easy Bow Tie Pasta Soup from Blessed Beyond Crazy
- One-Pot Easy Caprese Pasta from Noshing With The Nolands
- Pressure Cooker Lasagna Soup from Who Needs A Cape?
- Classic penne all’arrabbiata from Culinary Ginger
- Pasta in Creamy Sausage Sauce from The Kitchen is My Playground
- Cheesy Beef and Kale Penne Pasta from Hot Eats and Cool Reads
- One Pot Sausage and Ziti from Savory Experiments
Comments & Reviews
Anna says
This looks so good! My mouth is watering!
debi at Life Currents says
What a delicious sounding recipe. This’ll be great when the tomatoes are full and ripe in the summer, of course, it’ll be great right now too! Maybe for dinner tonight!
Jeanette says
I love caprese anything! I am drooling over here just looking at the pictures! I might make this for dinner tonight it looks that good.
Jessica @savory experiments says
Tara! I’m in love with this meal! Seriously perfect!
[email protected] says
This is making me so hungry and I love how easy it is.
Jeni Hawkins says
I love dishes that are simple and this is perfect! Plus I love pasta, so yum!
Randa says
Mmmm I love anything caprese. My mouth is watering over this one!
Fariha says
Drooling here. This sounds so delicious and so easy. Adding this to my menu plans.
Liz Mays says
Wow, this looks so darn good! I’m glad it’s easy! I don’t think I’ve made one of these for my family yet.
Olivia douglass says
I am always looking for new dinner recipes to try! This one has been added to my list!
Ashleigh says
I love caprese salad, this would be do delish for an easy dinner. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kristi says
Yum, I am pinning this to add it to our meal rotation. Looks delicious!
Jocelyn @ Hip Mama's Place says
Yum! That looks so amazing. And so simple to make! Thanks for the recipe!
Toni | Boulder Locavore says
This looks like an amazing dinner! We enjoy pasta for dinner especially if it’s as easy as this! Definitely giving this a try!
Lori Vachon says
I simply adore one pot meals and this one has all of my favorite flavors! Looks delicious!
Lovefoodies says
Sooo hungry now after seeing this recipe!
Stacie says
I’m a big fan of easy to make recipes like this. It sure looks delicious. My girls will love this dish.
Reesa Lewandowski says
Nothing better than 1 pot meals! Perfect for busy week nights!!
Brianne says
I just love simple and easy dinners! This one pot is perfect for my family!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
I love all these flavors!! What a great idea for dinner!
Tracey @ The Kitchen is My Playground says
Love the flavors and ease of this dish.