Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pasta Dinner

@AnimatorsWife made this for craft night so I got the recipe from her!
The garlic bread is from Pepperidge Farm.

The recipe appears here on PepperPlate.com. It is also copied and pasted below:

Tomato Cream Pasta

INGREDIENTS

1lb penne pasta
2tablespoons olive oil
1onion, diced
1clove garlic, minced
1(14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, undrained
1tablespoon dried basil leaves
3/4teaspoon white sugar
1/4teaspoon dried oregano
1/4teaspoon salt
1/8teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2cup heavy cream
1tablespoon butter

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Cook pasta according to package instructions.
2.In a saucepan, saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat. Make sure it doesn't burn. Add tomatoes, basil, sugar, oregano, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and continue to boil 5 minutes or until most of the liquid evaporates.
3.Remove from heat; stir in whipping cream and butter. Reduce heat and simmer 5 more minutes. Toss with pasta.

Tip from @AnimatorsWife:
Make sure you use crushed tomatoes, not diced.

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