Penne with Tomato Herb Cream Sauce

lucy k.'s Note:

This is a favourite recipe that I found years ago in our local newspaper.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 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
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 cups penne
• ½ cup whipping cream

Directions:

1. Saute onion and garlic in oil.
2. Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, oregano, salt.
3. Bring to a boil, then simmer 20-25 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, cook pasta.
5. Stir cream into sauce and heat through.

Reviews

[Malriah]

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!

[Abby Girl]

I used the concept of this recipe and came up with a really nice pasta sauce. My only comment would be to use more garlic. Also....did you know that you can use leftover whipped cream? I did not have enough cream, so I used some canned whipped cream and.... (gosh, darn!!!) didn't it work!!!

[Gary75]

The herb and spice measurements are perfect, I added 2cups sliced mushrooms and used half and half cream and used three quarters of a cup for the cream substitution to reduce the calories. I also cooked the noodles el dente and added them to the sauce for the last 15 minutes. Very tasty!!