Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Pasta - a super easy pasta dish with the most delicious, creamy sun-dried tomato sauce loaded with mozzarella & parmesan cheese. This vegetarian dinner will be on your dinner table in 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 8 ouncespenne pasta
- 2 tablespoonsunsalted butter
- 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
- ½ cupwhite wine (or chicken broth)
- 1 cupheavy cream
- ¼ cupjulienned sun dried tomatoes in olive oil (drained)
- ½ cupmozzarella cheese (shredded)
- ¼ cupfreshly grated parmesan
- ¼ teaspoondried oregano
- ¼ teaspoonred pepper flakes (or more, to taste)
- handful fresh basil chopped finely
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
Directions
- 1
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; drain well, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
- 2
Meanwhile, 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. Gradually whisk in white wine (or chicken broth) and cook, whisking constantly, until incorporated, about 1 minute.
- 3
Stir in heavy cream, sun dried tomatoes, mozzarella, parmesan, oregano and red pepper flakes until slightly thickened, about 1 minute.
- 4
Stir in the basil and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- 5
Toss the pasta with the sauce adding cooking liquid as needed to thin out the sauce. Serve.