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Penne With Quick Tomato Sauce & Ricotta Che Recipe

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Penne With Quick Tomato Sauce & Ricotta Che
1 lb Penne or Mostaccioli
-OR other medium pasta
-shape, uncooked
28 oz Canned whole plum tomatoes
-(with liquid)
1/2 cup Loosely packed fresh basil
2 small Garlic cloves finely chopped
1 cup Part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Chopped fresh basil
-OR parsley (for garnish)


Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking,
combine the tomatoes, basil and garlic in a blender or food processor.
Blend at low speed until tomatoes are completely pureed. Pour mixture
into a large saucepan. Heat to boiling, reduce the heat and simmer 5
minutes.

When pasta is done, drain well. Return pasta to cooking pot, add the
tomato sauce and heat over low heat until sauce is simmering and the
pasta is coated with sauce. Remove pot from heat and stir in ricotta
and Parmesan cheeses until evenly distributed. Divide among serving
plates and top with chopped fresh basil or parsley.

Each serving provides: 530 Calories; 22.2 g Protein; 94 g
Carbohydrates; 6.8 g Fat; 15.9 mg Cholesterol; 348 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 12%

Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org)
(Reprinted with permission)
 


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