Penne With Tomato And Cheese Sauce

Servings:
3-4
Preparation Time:
5
Cooking Time:
20

Ingredients

  • Del Monte Penne Rigate Pasta – 300 grams
  • Olive oil – 2½ tbsp
  • Garlic, chopped – 1 tbsp
  • Tomato puree – 1 cup
  • Cherry tomatoes, halved – 125 grams
  • Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
  • Salt & crushed pepper – to taste
  • Grated cheese – 2 tbsp
  • Fresh Thyme or Basil (optional) – handful

Method

  1. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, sauté chopped garlic and add tomato puree. Simmer for a while and finish with cherry tomatoes, fresh cream, salt and crushed pepper.
  2. Cook the Del Monte Penne Rigate pasta in 3 litres of salted boiling water for 9-11 minutes, stirring occasionally and drain well.
  3. Mix the cooked Penne Rigate with the prepared sauce and serve hot, garnished with grated cheese and fresh Thyme or Basil.