Pasta with Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

This quick creamy sauce provides a richness and flavor to thicker pasta such as penne or linguini.

Serves: 6

Total Time: 25 min

Ingredients:

16 oz penne 2 cups frozen peas 1 jar (10 oz) sun-dried tomato pesto sauce & spread 3/4 cup heavy cream 2 cups cooked chicken strips

Cook pasta in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water as package directs, adding peas to pasta water 3 minutes before pasta is done. Remove and reserve 1/3 cup pasta water; drain pasta and peas and return to pot.

Pour the sun-dired tomato pesto, cream and chicken into a large nonstick skillet. Stir in the pasta water and heat the sauce over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Once the sauce is heated through, pour over the pasta, toss to coat and serve immediately.

This recipe is is very versatile and you can play with the ingredients a little. Add more pasta water to make it thinner, or try whole milk or half and half to make a lighter sauce.

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