My brother and sisters love this dish – it’s so tasty and satisfying! We used to ask our nonna to make this whenever we went to Italy because in those days (ooh – a long time ago!) it was difficult to get the sundried tomatoes in the UK – we had to wait to go to Italy for our holidays and bring the back jars of tomatoes our nonna had made. We’d wrap them in beach towels and put them in our suitcases and pray they wouldn’t leak! Happy memories!

3 garlic cloves – chopped or minced
1 (200g) jar of Terre Di San Vito sundried tomatoes in olive oil - chopped
Terre Di San Vito olive oil (from the jar of tomatoes)
salt
1 tablespoon dried paprika
1 tablespoon dried basil
6 fl oz double cream
6 oz Mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
500g bag of your favourite pasta

Preparing the dish:
In a large pan, add 3 tablespoons of the olive, the chopped garlic and the chopped sun dried tomatoes and cook on a medium heat for about 1 minute.
Add the cream, chilli flakes and paprika to the same pan and bring to a simmer for a minute, then set aside.
Bring a saucepan of salted water to boil and add your chosen pasta
Once the pasta is ready, drain it. 

Add the shredded Mozzarella cheese to the sauce, bring the sauce up to a simmer so the cheese melts.

It may look like its clumping but the heat will let it out. 
Add the dried basil and stir to combine.
Season with salt (if needed)
Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the sauce and mix well.

 

Top tip:

Buon Appetito!