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

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