Penne with Creamy Tomato Sauce
Penne with Creamy Tomato Sauce
45 minutes total
- Classic Blue Box
- Dairy/Cream
- Easy
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Fall Recipes
- Pork/Sausage
- Premium Red Sauce
- Short
- Summer Recipes
- Weekend
- Weeknight
Delicately creamy tomato sauce perfectly coats al dente penne pasta for a perfect quick and easy weeknight meal.
Ingredients
Serves 0
| 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 |
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 Short pasta
- Cook time 11–12 mins
- Pack size 16 oz.
- Range Classic Blue Box