A quick and easy penne pasta tossed in a creamy sauce packed with the flavors of sun-dried tomatoes and spinach. I can’t help but love a recipe where the sauce can be made in the same time it takes the pasta to cook! Especially on a night when you want need good food fast but don’t have time to spend in the kitchen.
The simple sauce starts with a quick saute of garlic, oil-packed, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh spinach leaves, then half & half, sour cream and pasta water is mixed in. The starchy water from cooking the pasta thins out the thick sauce and helps it coat and cling to every nook and cranny in the pasta. Chicken or shrimp would be a great addition to!
The tangy sour cream is the perfect counterpoint to the acidity of the chewy tomatoes, the richness of the half & half and the freshness of the spinach.
It’s a delicious combination that comforts and satisfies on every level.
A quick and easy penne pasta tossed in a rich and creamy sauce packed with sun-dried tomatoes and spinach.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions in plenty of salted water to al dente - before draining set aside 1 cup of the pasta water.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-low heat saute garlic and tomatoes in olive oil for 3-4 minutes then add spinach and cook, stirring often until spinach is wilted.
- In a small bowl whisk half & half, sour cream and 1/2 cup of pasta water together. Add to pan and mix well with spinach mixture.
- Add penne and mix well, adding more pasta water if needed to make enough sauce to coat the pasta.
- Serve immediately with plenty of Parmesan cheese.
Notes
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I love quick and easy! I need to incorporate sun dried tomatoes into more of my meals. I love them but tend to forget them.
That looks so out of the world!!!! yummyyyy
The photo looks so good that I could lick the screen….very delicious!
So easy, yet so many delicious flavors! This is a great dish… I will be trying it on a day when I seed something comforting and easy!
I wish I could eat something like this daily! So good, love pasta! Thanks!