Penne With Quick Tomato Sauce and Ricotta Cheese

There's nothing better than pasta! America fell in love with pasta, and I don't see any end to it, ever! So boil up a batch and there's sure to be the makings for a great, simple sauce, right in your pantry!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  lb penne pasta, uncooked
• 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, peeled, undrained
• 1⁄2 cup fresh basil, loosely packed
• 2  small garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1  cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Prepare pasta according to package instructions.
2. While pasta is cooking, combine the tomatoes, basil and garlic in a blender or food processor.
3. Blend at low speed until tomatoes are completely pureed.
4. Pour mixture into a large saucepan. Heat to boilng, reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes.
5. When pasta is done, drain well.
6. Return pasta to cooking pot,add the tomato sauce and heat over low heat until sauce is simmering and the pasta is covered with sauce.
7. Remove pot from heat and stir in ricotta and Parmesan cheese until evenly distributed.