Looking for a quick dinner tonight? This Easy Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic Tapenade can be ready in under 30 minutes. Gluten free version too!
This post was sponsored by Sofia’s Selection. All opinions and photographs are my own.
Do you fall into the “busy life”? Hectic work schedules, taking the kids to hockey, music, swimming, gymnastics, or whatever they are involved in. Helping with homework, trying to find some “me” time, and don’t forget you have to get dinner on the table too.
This seems the norm these days for so many families. No wonder fast food restaurants do so well. But you don’t have to resort to spending your hard earned dollars on takeout. Dinners can be made quickly at home with a few simple and affordable ingredients.
HAVE YOU HEARD OF SOFIA’S SELECTION?
This gourmet olive company operates out of Warren, Michigan offering several varieties of olive and tapenade products made with California grown olives.
I had the opportunity to work with them in the past and was thrilled when they contacted me to partner again, this time showcasing some recreations of Sofia’s Selection family recipes for you to enjoy.
Sofia’s Selection products are gluten free, contain no artificial colours or preservatives, low salt and made with natural ingredients. With several savoury and spicy flavours to choose from, you can use them easily in so many great recipes.
These products are easy to use. Add them to a great appetizer selection, use them in your morning omelettes, have a quick snack (like grabbing some olives, or spreading some tapenade on crackers), or incorporating these products to produce flavourful dinners. Delicious food is only minutes away.
PASTA & OLIVES
Today this Easy Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic Tapenade can be on the table faster than pizza can be delivered to your door. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen to feed your family. Plan ahead, make lots for leftovers to enjoy again during the week. Remember the cook once eat more than once motto. Saves time, saves money and less stress in the kitchen.
These products are made in small batches, and the flavour profile is totally delicious. If you love the olive and pasta combination, this is for you. It doesn’t get easier than this. Boil some pasta, add some fresh tomatoes, Roasted Garlic Tapenade and fresh basil for garnish, dinner is served. So much flavour out a jar. The garlic is not over powering, and low sodium is great, no need for added salt to the recipe. Does easy and delicious sound good to you yet?
Be sure to visit the Sofia’s Selection to check out all products they have to offer. They can be purchased in several stores in Michigan, and also online on Amazon. Stop by and visit their Facebook page too.
As you can see, homemade food can be quick and delicious. Incorporating foods like this Easy Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic Tapenade allows you to prepare food for your family, save money on takeout, and gain some much deserved “me” time that we all need.
Next month I will be posting another recipe recreation: Easy Olive Tapenade Cocktail Party Meatballs.
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Easy Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic Tapenade
Looking for a quick dinner tonight? This Easy Penne Pasta with Roasted Garlic Tapenade can be ready in under 30 minutes. Can be made gluten free too!!
Ingredients
- 1 pound Penne pasta You can use GLUTEN FREE pasta for this recipe!!
- 8 ounces grape tomatoes (cut in 1/2)
- 1 jar Sofia's Selection Black Olive Tapenade with Roasted Garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Fresh basil (for garnish)
- Parmesan cheese (for garnish)
Instructions
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Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and place in a large bowl.
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Add olive oil, and mix to coat.
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Add tomatoes and jar of tapenade. Mix to coat.
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Place pasta in serving bowls, garnish with fresh basil ribbons and grated Parmesan cheese.
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ENJOY!
Recipe Notes
Gluten free pasta works just as well in this recipe. This reheats well, so making lots to have leftovers during the week is a great idea.
This is a RECIPE RECREATION with the partnership of Sofia's Selection.
LOVING this simple dish! You’re right, sometimes life is just too busy but I hate to resort to spending my money on what essentially equates to junk food (i.e. fast food). This looks SO MUCH better! Thanks for sharing!
Well weh you can make things this easy at home, it is a shame to spend money on (most times) crappy takeout.
I definitely need “me” time, so this pasta sounds just right. 😉 Looks absolutely delicious. You can never go wrong with pasta for dinner! Right?!
Nope…pasta for dinner any night works for me.
This looks like such a great weeknight meal – and I love that you can get the roasted garlic without having to roast it yourself!
This is such an easy dinner for any night of the week.
I’m a tapenade fanatic! I schmear it on bread like crazy but never thought to toss pasta with it. Such a great idea for a quick sauce!
I know…it works great as a pasta sauce…who would have though?
Love it! Looks so delicious. Also love the garlic tapenade addition! Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner.
Easy and delicious.
I’ve been searching for the olive tapenade and it looks like I’ll have to resort to Amazon. Hubby is an olive fiend and he HAS to olives in his salad every single night. I can help him with his craving by adding this tapenade to the pasta dishes I make — and the addition of garlic is too tempting to resist.
Check out the Amazon link…these products are SOOO good!
Jarred tapenade, what a great way to get dinner on the table. This looks easy AND delicious! Thanks!
Totally easy and delicious for sure.
Hmm…haven’t heard of Sofia’s selection before. Should definitely give it a try. The Penne pasta looks really good!
These products are sooo good. Hope you give them a try.
That black olive tapenade sounds so good — both my 2 year old and I love olives!
This brand is so good, and this dish is so easy to make.
Roasted Garlic and Pasta! What more could a girl ask for? I just love a wonderful, tasty, quick mid week dinner and this hits the nail on the head! Tapenade mixed into a pasta dish – brilliant idea.
I thought it was a great recipe too….so glad I had the chance to recreate it here.
What a great recipe! It looks so flavorful, and yet so easy! Perfect for a busy weeknight!
Yes is a weeknight winner for sure.
I bet this is delicious! I love tapenade. I usually eat it with a baguette, but putting on pasta sounds super yummy!
OMG the flavours in this brand of tapenade are so good. Hope you give it a try.
I definitely have got to try that roasted garlic tapenade! This is such a great easy weeknight dinner that has so much amazing flavor.
Yes this is a quick and easy dinner winner for sure.
This pasta looks amazing!! Thanks for sharing!!!
You are welcome. Hope you give it a try.
Love the Roasted Garlic Tapenade! So much flavor!
Yes these products are SOOO good.
Love a good pasta salad and excited to try this version!
Hope you give it a try soon. Thanks for stopping by.
Olive Tapenade with Roasted Garlic sounds great sauce for pasta as well as fish and other sea food. I like that you made simple yet flavorful pasta with single sauce and cheese.
This is a quick and easy meal any night of the week.
This is a dream meal for me. Pasta and tapenade. I think I could eat the entire jar, this looks wonderful…
Yes is is a great product. Hope you give it a try soon.
Yummm! I’m trying to cut down on carbs, but I imagine this combo would be just as good on spaghetti squash!
Yes this would be great on spaghetti squash…we love that too.
What a great recipe for a busy night! I thought that once my kids grew up and moved out, things would settle down for the husband and I. Not so. We’re as busy as always and I love having quick recipes like this to fall back on.
HAHHA…yes I am beginning to think things will never settle down…ALWAYS something to do!!
I’m a huge fan of roasted garlic and I love such simple hearty pasta recipes that are not loaded with too much tomato sauce. I love tepenade so this will be a great dinner for us. Saving for later.
Yes this is a nice light version of pasta….not over powering either.
I love roasted garlic tepanade. Penne is our go to pasta for sure. This looks so pretty. Love the pretty cherry tomatoes and basil. SO refreshing.
It is a quick and easy dish for a busy weeknight.
We are really big on olives and tapenades are great to have on hand as a topping for bruschetta or as an addition to a dish. The olives certainly add a depth. The addition of the roasted garlic to the olives must make it taste extra delicious.
This brand is so good, and I love that they have less salt too. Hope you give them a try…you can order from Amazon, check out the link in the post.
Your photos are sure making me hungry!! Pasta is always welcome in our house and the use of an olive tapenade sure makes the work quick and the result is one tasty pasta dish. I’ve never heard of this particular brand of food — I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.
When you can make dinner so quickly at home, who needs takeout right??
Oh, the scent of garlic, and even more, scent of roasted garlic… something I could have in my kitchen every day! Thank you for this great and delicious recipe!
It is a weeknight winner for sure. Leftovers reheat nicely too.
A good bowl of pasta is always a nice option. Love the use of the fresh tomatoes and the condiments. Super easy and so flavorful. I need a bowl now.
Yes it is super easy…perfect for any night…but especially busy weeknights.
I love an easy pasta dinner and this one would not disappoint!
Nope…it is easy and delicious…quicker than takeout too.
O-M-G Roasted Garlic Tapenade?! I love pasta, olives and garlic so this dish was basically made for me! Have to give it a try, yum!
It is so easy, quick and delicious. A true winner for a busy weeknight.
This dinner has so many of the great things I like in a recipe – short cooking time – garlic – and pasta! Oh, and the cheese on top!
HAHAH….yup it is an “all in one” delicious meal deal ready in under 30 minutes.
Yum. I love this kind of fresh and simple dinner, and that tapenade looks delicious.
Yes the quality of the tapenade is outstanding. Be sure to order some and give it a try for yourself.
I love finding really good quality ready-made products that make life super quick and simple in the kitchen. I didn’t know about Sofia’s but it seems like one to look out for.
It is a tasty product for sure.
This is a wonderful, tasty, quick mid week dinner. Love tapenade, stirred through pasta genius idea.
It’s all about the quick, easy and delicious!!
I absolutely ADORE tepenade! and with roasted garlic too…even better!
This is such a quick, easy and totally delicious dinner option.
I’m such a big fan of black olive tapenade; love it on bruschetta! Never thought to stir it through pasta before though, genius!
It is a quick, easy and totally delicious meal.
This pasta looks delicious! Love how easy it is to make.
Yes…yet company worthy as well.
Wow! So easy and yet so flavourful! And who doesn’t love the flavour or roasted garlic! Pinning!
This is so quick and easy…it’s faster than takeout!!
That tapenade looks delicious. Such a simple dinner/lunch wth so much flavor! Love it!
Yes it is so easy, and such an affordable way to feed the family.
Tapenade is my new favorite thing, much to my husband’s delight! Your penne dish looks so delicious! I have to try this really soon. I know my hubby is going to love it!
I think he will, mine sure does.
Pasta is something that I make every single week, and I’m always looking for ways to change it up. This looks great! Definitely going to try!
This is an easy and quick weeknight dish.
Not only do I love penne pasta but I love garlic tapenade. I’ve never thought to combine the two. This looks like a great pasta dish and I’m looking forward to trying it!
This is so quick and easy. Perfect for any night of the week.
Oh how I love roasted garlic, Chef G!! I’ll have to grab a jar of this tapenade!
There is a link in the post…order away!!