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Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce




Source of Recipe


Recipe from "Barbara_A_Wyatt" on Epicurious - posted to RC by ExocticRecipes


Recipe Introduction


"Very easy and quick. The mushrooms were our addition. Also, the original recipe called for 1 cup of whipping cream, which we substituted with part heavy cream and part half-and-half."




List of Ingredients





1 tablespoon olive oil
4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cup chopped drained oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
1 lb. fresh baby-bello mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup half-and-half (fat free)
1 7.25-ounce jar roasted red peppers, drained, chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
2 cups chopped fresh basil leaves (divided)
1 pound penne pasta
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese


Recipe



Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, cream, half-and-half, red peppers and crushed red pepper; simmer over medium heat 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup of the basil and simmer 1 minute longer.

Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot. Add sauce, cheese and remaining 1 cup of basil and toss to coat. Add enough reserved cooking liquid to pasta to moisten if dry. Season with salt and pepper.