Penne with creamy basil tomato sauce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | tablespoon | Garlic; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Olive oil |
| 2 | cups | Basic Tomato Sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | White wine |
| ¼ | cup | Half and half |
| ¼ | cup | Sun-dried tomatoes; oil-packed, drained |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| ½ | pounds | Penne |
| ½ | cup | Fresh basil; torn |
| ¼ | cup | Parmesan cheese; grated |
Directions
1. In a medium skillet, saute the garlic in the olive oil over low heat until the garlic is light brown, 1-2 minutes. Add the tomato sauce and simmer for 1 minute. Add the wine and simmer for a few seconds. Stir in the half and half and simmer for a few seconds more. Add the dried tomatoes and stir. Sauce can be made the day before and reheated.
2. Cook penne
3. Add basil to sauce and simmer for a few seconds. drain the pasta and add to sauce. Toss well.
4. Remove the pasta and sauce from the heat. Add the cheese. mix ½ of the cheese in with the sauce and top with the other half.
Recipe by: K. Johnson
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by Kj375<Kj375@...> on Mar 23, 1998