Monday, July 16, 2007

Easy Summer Pasta: Penne in a Garlic Wine Sauce with Tomatoes and Basil

















I needed something quick and easy before teaching my dance class tonight. Fresh tomatoes are always great, so I made a light pasta dish.

Ingredients
- 8 oz dry pasta; I used penne
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/4 small onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup white wine
- a few leaves of fresh basil; I used basil from my herb garden
- mozzarella cheese; I used miniature mozzarella balls
- salt

Directions
- Cook pasta to al dente; drain and set aside
- In the meantime, heat oil in a large pan
- Add garlic and oil
- Add white wine and let simmer on medium for about 7 minutes
- Add tomatoes, some salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes
- Toss with pasta
- Add basil and a little more salt

I love how the juices from the tomatoes cooked into the wine to make an almost creamy sauce. Even though it was a pasta dish, it was very light and summery. Perfect for a summer night!

If Jon was home he would have added some shrimp - it would be perfect in this dish.

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5 comments:

  1. Looks like a very refreshing, summery pasta dish. I bet the wine and tomato sauce is great!!

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  2. Yum! This reminds me of the summer pasta dish that they asked us to sample at that little Italian restaurant in the village. What was the name of that place?

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  3. You're right - it did taste like that pasta they were testing. What WAS the name of that place??

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  4. We already talked about this, but in case anyone was wondering - It's called Bella Vitae and it's on Minetta Lane in the W. Village in NY. Yum!

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  5. I make something very similar. Fast, easy, and delish!

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