There is a particular kind of fresh tomato pasta I keep coming back to every August — the kind that lets the tomatoes do the real work, with just enough technique to make them feel like more than the sum of their parts. These fresh tomato pasta recipes are exactly that. They have been tested by home cooks who are not trying to reinvent the dish, just make it well, with peak-summer flavor, sensible ingredient lists, and the kind of ease that makes a Tuesday night feel a little more like a Saturday.
I have pulled together 7 favorites from some of the most trusted kitchens on the internet. Each one celebrates the season's most iconic ingredient, and the leftovers are even better the next day. Pick the ones that sound like your kind of comfort, save this page, and come back when you need it.
What's Inside
- Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta
- Lazy Summer Heirloom Tomato Pasta
- Super Easy Creamy Tomato Pasta
- Fresh Tomato Pasta
- One Pot Fresh Tomato Pasta
- Garlicky Cherry Tomato Pasta
- Cherry Tomato Pasta
The 7 Fresh Tomato Pasta Recipes for Peak Summer
Every recipe below links to the original source where you will find full measurements, substitutions, and step-by-step photos. Most of these come together in under an hour, and the leftovers are even better the next day.
Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Bon Appétit
A trusted Bon Appétit recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
Lazy Summer Heirloom Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Poppie Lady
A trusted Poppie Lady recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
Super Easy Creamy Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Salt & Lavender
A trusted Salt & Lavender recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
Fresh Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Skinnytaste
A trusted Skinnytaste recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
One Pot Fresh Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Cooking for Keeps
A trusted Cooking for Keeps recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
Garlicky Cherry Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Bon Appétit
A trusted Bon Appétit recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
Cherry Tomato Pasta
Recipe from Love & Lemons
A trusted Love & Lemons recipe that hits every note you want from a good fresh tomato pasta — bright, satisfying, and the kind of dish you end up making on repeat. Worth bookmarking for peak summer.
That's a lot of pasta
If you have read this far, you are already the kind of cook who keeps a list like this somewhere — a folder of bookmarks, a screenshot on your phone, a torn-out page in a binder that you flip through when you cannot figure out what to make for dinner. Add this one to the pile, and I promise you will come back to it. Pasta is the most generous food there is, and the recipes on this list are the kind of generous that keeps giving all week long.
Happy cooking, friends.
—Elowen Thorn
Sources & Credits
Every recipe in this roundup is the work of a real home cook or food publication. I have linked to the original source for full measurements, substitutions, and step-by-step photos. If you make one of these, please leave a comment on the original post — it means more to those creators than you might think.
- Burst Cherry Tomato Pasta — Bon Appétit
- Lazy Summer Heirloom Tomato Pasta — Poppie Lady
- Super Easy Creamy Tomato Pasta — Salt & Lavender
- Fresh Tomato Pasta — Skinnytaste
- One Pot Fresh Tomato Pasta — Cooking for Keeps
- Garlicky Cherry Tomato Pasta — Bon Appétit
- Cherry Tomato Pasta — Love & Lemons