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Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce)

Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Total 01:00
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ¼ cup freshly chopped garlic
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned
  • 1½ cups marinara sauce
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
  • Granulated garlic, to taste
  • ½ pound fresh spinach
  • ½ cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 1 pound penne pasta cooked al dente and drained

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat olive oil in a large pot over high heat.
  2. 2
    Add garlic, and sauté until it just begins to brown (be careful not to burn garlic), about 1 minute.
  3. 3
    Add cream and sun-dried tomatoes, and bring to a boil.
  4. 4
    Add marinara sauce.
  5. 5
    Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens and is reduced by one-fourth.
  6. 6
    Season with salt, pepper and granulated garlic.
  7. 7
    Fold in spinach and Romano, and heat just until spinach is wilted and cheese melted.
  8. 8
    Toss with pasta and serve hot.
Category
Side Dishes
Cuisine
Italian

Dietary Information

Vegetarian