Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Capellini with Fire Roasted Blush Sauce

This might be one of the favorite things I've made so far.  That or I was extremely hungry when I ate it.  Regardless, I'll definitely be making it again!


Ingredients:
  • 1/2 box of capellini (angel hair pasta)
  • About 1/3 C cream (I used heavy, but I'm sure light or even condensed milk would have been fine)
  • 3 T margarine (or butter; I used some reduced fat smart balance or something like that)
  • A few shakes of salt, pepper, red pepper flakes (not necessary but I had it on hand), onion and garlic powders
  • 1/3 C parmesan cheese (I used kraft's 1/3rd less fat brand)
  • 1 can of dice "fire roasted and garlic" tomatoes

Directions:
  • Cook the pasta as directed, reserving the remaining liquid, and set each aside (toss the pasta with a bit of the remaining liquid and some olive oil so it doesn't stick)
  • Put the diced tomatoes in a medium sized pot along with dashes of salt/pepper/sun-dried tomato flakes/onion/garlic to taste and cook on medium high heat until most of the liquid is gone
  • Add the butter and cream; cook for another 2 minutes
  • Add the parmesan cheese gradually while stirring
  • Add the sauce to the pasta, toss, and serve!