Penne Rigate with spicy Tomato Sauce
Penne Pasta cooked and mixed with spicy tomato sauce,truly Italian recipe adapted for indian palate.
Servings 4 People
Calories 133kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Penne Pasta
- 3 Tomatoes
- ½ Cup Spicy Tomato Pasta Sauce refer notes
- 10 Garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Cream
- 2 tablespoon Parmesan Cheese or processed cheese grated
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes
- 1 tablespoon Pasta Seasoning refer notes
- 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tablespoon Black Olives optional
- ¼ teaspoon Sugar
- 11/2 teaspoon Salt or as required
Instructions
- Take a wide vessel and boil water,once water starts to boil add 1 teaspoon Salt ,Pasta and cook pasta till done (follow the cooking time instructions on pasta cover).
- Drain water,wash pasta with cold water and keep it aside.
- In a pan heat olive oil, add chopped garlic,small broken pieces of dried red chilli/chilly flakes and finely chopped tomatoes.
- Cook tomatoes well till you get sauce consistency.
- And then add pizza/pasta sauce (refer notes) ,fresh cream, grated cheese ,½ teaspoon salt ,sugar and pasta seasoning.
- Add cooked pasta ,olives and mix well so that pasta gets nicely coated with sauce. Turn of the heat.
- Serve pasta hot with cheese grated on top and italian/pasta seasoning,if required.
Notes
1.If you don't have pasta/pizza sauce ,you can add more tomatoes around 10-12 and cook till you get sauce consistency. Don't overcook or else it becomes dry.
2.Don't overcook pasta as it becomes soggy ,to ensure it is perfectly cooked take one penne prick it with fork and check.
3.Sauce should be juicy and it should coat pasta evenly .Sauce should neither be runny or very thick.
4.If you don't have Pasta Seasoning ,mix ½ teaspoon crushed black peppercorns, ½ teaspoon Oregano ,½ teaspoon Basil,¼ teaspoon Thyme, ¼ teaspoon Sage ,¼ teaspoon Rosemary.
Nutrition
Calories: 133kcal