Pasta With Spicy Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chipped
• 1 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, chopped, drained
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 (7 1/4 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 cup fresh basil leaf, chopped
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• 3 add tomatoes, cream, red peppers and crushed red pepper; simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes.
• 4 stir in 1/2 cup basil and simmer 1 minute longer; cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite.
• 5 drain, reserving 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• 6 return pasta to pot.
• 7 add sauce, cheese and 1/2 cup basil and toss to coat.
• 8 add enough reserved cooking liquid to pasta to moisten if dry.
• 9 season with salt and pepper.