Cabernet Marinara Pasta
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
Fresh herbs and red wine flavor the sweet, simmered sauce that highlights this tasty pasta recipe. You can serve this no-fuss dish on the side with meat or poultry, or as comforting meatless entree. —Sarah Vasques, Milford, New Hampshire
Ingredients
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1 cup chopped sweet onion
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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3 garlic cloves, crushed
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1/2 cup Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine
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1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes
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3 plum tomatoes, chopped
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1 tablespoon sugar
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1 fresh basil sprig
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1 fresh thyme sprig
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2 cups uncooked penne pasta
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Parmesan and Romano cheeses
Directions
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1.
In a large saucepan, cook onion in oil over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 6-8 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
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2.
Add the crushed tomatoes, plum tomatoes, sugar, basil and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions.
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3.
Discard basil and thyme. Drain pasta; toss with sauce. Top with cheeses.
Nutrition Facts
1-1/2 cups: 302 calories, 8g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 269mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 6g fiber), 9g protein.
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