Name: Penne with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 1 Box Barilla Penne pasta; 1 Jar of Barilla Marinara Pasta Sauce; 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil; 1/2 Cup ground hickory smoked bacon (optional); 1/4 Cup heavy cream; To taste Salt, black pepper; To taste Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese to taste, grated; 10 basil leaves, torn

Penne with Creamy Tomato Sauce

45 minutes

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Delicately creamy tomato sauce perfectly coats al dente penne pasta for a perfect quick and easy weeknight meal.

Ingredients

0 servings

1Box Barilla Penne pasta

1Jar of Barilla Marinara Pasta Sauce

2tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2Cup ground hickory smoked bacon (optional)

1/4Cup heavy cream

To tasteSalt, black pepper

To tasteParmigiano-Reggiano cheese to taste, grated

10basil leaves, torn

Disclaimer

Individuals with allergies or specific dietary concerns should verify that the ingredients they utilize for the recipes comply with their restrictions.

Method

Step 1

If using bacon, cook until crisp. Add onion and sauté 2-3 minutes or until translucent.

Step 2

If not using bacon*, heat skillet with olive oil, add onion and sauté 2-3 minutes or until translucent.

Step 3

Add tomato sauce, simmer for 10 minutes.

Step 4

Add heavy cream, salt and black pepper and simmer for two more minutes.

Step 5

Cook pasta according to directions, drain and toss with the sauce.

Step 6

Top with cheese and basil before serving.

Penne Pasta

It takes only 11 minutes to express your emotions preparing a beautiful dish of Penne for the people you care for the most. One of the most famous Italian pasta shapes and loved across Italy, Penne, which means "pen" in Italian, gets its name from its shape. The tube-shape with angled ends was inspired by the quill of an old style ink pen. Barilla^® Penne is made with non-GMO ingredients. For more information, please read our position.

Shape

Penne Lisce

Pack size

16oz

Range

Classic Blue Box

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