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Penne with Tomato Herb Cream Sauce
photo by Redsie
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes or 4 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups penne
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
directions
- Saute onion and garlic in oil.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, oregano, salt.
- Bring to a boil, then simmer 20-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta.
- Stir cream into sauce and heat through.
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Reviews
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I made this last night and was plesantly surprised with the outcome. The sauce was very good wtihout the cream but I enjoyed the richness that it added. I also added a few tablespoons of grated romano cheese to the sauce and lots of extra garlic. I have lots of leftovers since there are only two of us but that is okay, I'll eat them for lunch today! Thanks for posting!
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This was delicious - I was looking for a sauce for a special meal, but b/c of time constraints, it needed to be very easy and fast. This hit the mark! It's a nice, simple red sauce, and adding the cream makes for a nice finishing touch. The sauce would be great w/o it, but the cream really adds a smoothness and richness to make it feel just a bit more like a special meal type of dish - a notch up from the every day marinara. Everybody really enjoyed it. I didn't do much different - but I did use loads of fresh basil, instead of dried, and threw in a couple extra cloves of garlic and some red pepper flakes. I also added some freshly grated Parmesan at the end. This paired very nicely w/ "Italian Baked Salmon" (recipe #272021), some homemade Italian bread, and steamed broccoli. A real winner of a meal! My only complaint is very minor - it's probably just me - but I didn't care for the pasta leftovers the next day... loved it the first, not so much the 2nd. Unsure why - I normally love leftover pasta. But nonetheless, this is a great sauce!
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Tweaks
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I did fresh tomatoes instead of the canned ones, and added in a 1/2 cup of water to substitute for the canned stuff. I did everything else as directed, but substituted whole milk for the heavy cream. I also put parmesan on top. It tasted ok, but kind of bland (until I put some more parmesan on and some more salt). It also came out watery. I guess I shouldn't have added water and actually used cream instead of whole milk. I'll have to try again and follow the recipe this time. Otherwise easy to make and fairly healthy!
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Great recipe! I used fresh tomatoes & organic zero in place of the sugar. Also substituted 2% milk & plain yogurt for the whipping cream. I think this would be great with spinach added. It seemed to need just a touch of something more to make it outstanding. Even better the next day when the flavors had a chance to meld.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lucy k.
Canada