Penne Pasta with Creamy Pink Sauce, Peas and Sundried Tomatoes

Happy Valentines Everyone!  

For those of you who are not making reservations for dinner tonight, I thought I would make a pasta dish that would make your family members, husbands, boyfriends, or friends,  just fall in love with your cooking all over again!

It's a creamy pink sauce made with crushed tomatoes, onions, peas, sundried tomatoes, white wine and light cream served over perfectly cooked penne pasta. So delicious, full of rich flavors from the sauce including the peas and sundried tomatoes. You have to try this!

Our photo is a bit dark, so we apologise, it was dark outside when we made this for dinner.

So this Valentines Day, make a pasta dish they will remember!  And enjoy this meal with your loved ones.

 

 Penne Pasta with Creamy Pink Sauce, Peas and Sundried Tomatoes

• 1 pound penne pasta, cooked al dente
• 2 cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup of frozen peas
• 2 whole onions, chopped
• 1 cup white wine
• 10 fresh basil leaves
• 4  sun dried tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup of Parmigiana cheese
• 1/2 quart  heavy or light cream
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
•  1 tsp. salt 
• fresh ground pepper to taste 

In a large sauce pot, add olive oil,  and heat on medium heat.

Add onions and saute until the onions become golden, soft and translucent.

Add 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, and bring to boil.

Add salt and cayenne pepper.

Lower heat and cover.  Simmer for 20 minutes.

Add peas, white wine, fresh basil leaves and sundried tomatoes.

Continue to simmer for another 15 minutes.

Add light cream and parmigiana cheese. 

Cover and simmer on lowest heat for another 10 minutes.

Taste for salt. Adjust if needed.

Remove and serve over cooked penne pasta. Add fresh black ground pepper to taste.  Enjoy!

Serves 4 - 6