Cookbook:Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce)

Penne alla Casa (Penne in Creamy Tomato Sauce)
Category	Pasta recipes
Servings	4
Time	1 hour
Difficulty

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes | Italian cuisine | Vegetarian Cuisine | Pasta

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

Procedure

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