Linguine with sun-dried tomatoes and toasted

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cloves Garlic, minced fine
1 tablespoon Minced shallots
(or minced onion)
1 teaspoon Olive oil
1 cup Dry white wine
2 cups Half-and-half
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley
1 tablespoon Chopped basil
2 teaspoons Instant beef
Bouillon crystals
2 teaspoons Tomato paste
½ cup Sun-dried tomatoes,
Chopped fine
½ cup Toasted pignoli nuts
1 pounds Fresh linguine
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese
(imported preferred)

Directions

Boil water for pasta Toast pignoli nuts lightly in oven or nonstick teflon fry pan. In a large skillet or sauce pot, saute garlic and shallots in olive oil. Add white wine and cook to reduce by half. Add half-and-half, then bouillon crystals to sauce and reduce again by half. Add tomato paste and mix well to blend in sauce. Add the basil. Add toasted pignoli nuts.

Stir to mix. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and parsley and stir. Let this simmer gently while the pasta cooks. Cook pasta until just al dente. Drain.

Put pasta in skillet with sauce and mix well. Empty pasta and sauce into a large serving dish. Sprinkle grated parmesan cheese over the pasta. Take to the table and ENJOY! Eugene R. Mariani From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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