Description
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta – a super easy pasta dish with the most delicious, creamy sun-dried tomato sauce loaded with mozzarella & parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces penne pasta
- 2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup julienned sun dried tomatoes in olive oil (drained)
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Small handful fresh basil chopped finely
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Step 1: In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
- Step 2: Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
- Step 3: Gradually whisk in vegetable broth and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1 minute.
- Step 4: Stir in heavy cream, sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella, parmesan, oregano and red pepper flakes until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
- Step 5: Stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Step 6: Toss the pasta with the sauce adding cooking liquid as needed to thin out the sauce.
Notes
If using sun-dried tomatoes that are not packed in oil, soak them in hot water for 20 minutes and drain before adding to the recipe.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Pasta
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 468 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 234 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 20 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 112 mg
Keywords: creamy pasta, sun dried tomato pasta, vegetarian dinner, easy pasta, Italian cuisine