CREAMY SUN DRIED TOMATO PASTA
4-6
EASY
PREP TIME
20 MINS
COOK TIME
10 MINS
TOTAL TIME
30 MINS
RECIPE PROVIDED BY
Nonna Elena
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INGREDIENTS
- 3 garlic cloves – chopped or minced
- 1 (200g) jar of Terre Di San Vito sun dried 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
INTRODUCTION
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 sun dried 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!
This is an easy and delicious dish - perfect for any occasion.
METHOD
1
Preparing the sauce
- In a large pan, add 3 tablespoons of the olive, the chopped garlic and the chopped sun dried tomatoes
- Cook on a medium heat for about 1
minute. - Add the cream to the same pan and increase the heat so it reaches a light bubble
- Then reduce to a simmer.
- Add the shredded Mozzarella cheese.
- Simmer and stir until the cheese melts and forms a creamy pasta sauce then set aside.
2
Preparing the pasta
- Bring a saucepan of salted water to boil
- Add your chosen pasta
- Once the pasta is ready, drain it but retain about a cup of the salted water.
3
Bringing the dish together
- Drain the cooked pasta
- Add the dried basil, paprika, and chilli flakes to the cream sauce.
- Stir to combine.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.
- Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the sauce and mix well.
4
Serving the pasta
- Transfer the pasta to a large serving bowl.
- Sprinkle with optional chopped parsley
- Serve with a bottle of our family's Apeneste Sauvignon Blanc white wine!
Buon Appetito!
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Top tips:
- Reserve some of the pasta water as you may need it to thin out the cream sauce.
- Feel free to increase the amount of spice!
- Make this recipe using our delicious sun dried tomatoes!
