I blended the tomatoes to make a smooth sauce which became creamy when the cheese was added. Next time I think I will use Passatta. It reheats well in the oven; I made it the day before I needed it and reheated it in the oven. We thought it served 4 really good portions.

I made this last week, as 4 out of 5 nights we have to eat early and rush off to an activity. It was very simple to make, i used frozen broccoli, as i had some in freezer, i did not drain my can of diced tomatoes, so did not add extra water. My husband and I loved it, the 4 kids on the other hand, not so much...I think they're just biased as to anything with green in it. It made a lovely big batch and we got 2 nights worth of meals out of it, but for me it was an effort to get kids to eat it. so i probably won't be making again. this would be a good dish to make for someone who just had a baby or is unwell.

Really easy to make and tastes great too. I will be making this again as a staple in my weekly menu!

Lovely

Really nice, and easy

All my three children loved this and had seconds, An easy storecupboard recipe. I added fresh garlic and herbs to a normal tin of tomatoes. Pleasantly surprised by how tasty this was.

Loved this, added garlic & onions as other people had mentioned and was super!

Good, makes loads - probably feeds 6. Needs a bit of spicing up though, will add some chilli next time.

To everyone who was querying the fact that the recipe didn't state when to use the reserved cooking water- apologies. This was missed out of the method by mistake and has now been added. The purpose of the water is to thin out the sauce if it's too thick. Sorry about that! Thanks, the Good Food web team.

The second time I cooked this, I added onions into the oil at step 1. This added a little more bulk but gave it much more flavour. Very simple but effective. A great dish that my kids love and easy to prepare :0). Thank you.

Flexible for family supper or friends.
IEvery one enjoyed it. The pasta remained soft even when reheated.
I added a few chopped olives.

Stars didn't seem to work...so here they are!

Really enjoyed this, only the two of us so had the second portion the next day, which I must say tasted even better. I made one or two changes to the recipe, I used 100g less pasta and added sauted onions and mushrooms. Plain cream cheese (full fat) and added my own garlic, chillis and herbs. I will make this again but i will add some tomato puree as i felt it was lacking in richness, however that could be just my taste buds!

I was dissapointed with this recipe, the sauce was very thin and a odd pale pink colour, not very appetising :(
I wonder if i did something wrong ?

The reason you save some of the cooking water is to add to the sauce. The starch which is released when cooking the pasta makes the sauce glossy and shiny. You only need half a cup if want to use it.

Oops, forgot the stars in my review.

Absolutely loved it! I didn't alter anything and kept to the exact ingredients and measurements otherwise I can't see any point in posting a review on the actual recipe. I'm a vegetarian so always looking for something really tasty and this was it. I would definitely make again and also freeze some for unexpected guests. Have to agree with AndyCrofts review though - I wonder why we had to reserve some of the cooking water;-)

A good mid-week meal. I used fresh garlic and herbs and a pinch of chilli and baked it in the oven instead of putting it under the grill. Leftovers were great for lunch the next day and everyone in my office said it smelt lovely and asked for the receipe.

I have just tried this recipe and the whole family loved it and kept coming back or more. Will definately cook this again.

disappointed in finished dish, wouldn't make again