Penne with tomato, cream & basil

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• twinkle

  02 April 2010

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  Can I make this recipe with low fat fromage frais or creme freche. I am on a low fat diet and find this to rich for me.

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• Roberta

  06 April 2010

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  I gave this recipe a try but I was not impressed...

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• how

  07 April 2010

  how commented on this recipe

  I'm going to give it a try but will pop in some chopped sun dried toms to boost the sauce. If feeling non-veggie maybe some lardons too.

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• laureana

  08 April 2010

  laureana rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i though this was really easy, and very tasty, i made the pasta fro lunch for 2 hungry children (reduced the amount of pata) and used the leftover sauce as pizza base for 2 large pizzas (thats the kids made themselves) tasted great, i added a tsp of sugar to the tomatoe's as they were simmering (to take away the bitterness)

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• sexypants

  12 April 2010

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  Very nice and easy to do, I stirred in some parmesan to mine though.

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  15 April 2010

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• Girl Flower

  12 May 2010

  Girl Flower rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I thought this was a lovely, simple and tasty dish to do - perfect for a weekday night. I added a little ham as I had some left over and topped with a little parmesan (I also added a pinch of sugar). I think there is so much you could add, different vegetables or ham/bacon or chicken to this recipe and it would still work. And yes I think you could swap the cream for creme fraiche to make it healthier.

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• Rachael

  21 June 2010

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  I got half way through cooking this before remembering that I'd tried it before and not liked it! D'oh! Having said that I decided to do half the amount of chopped toms and added some sundried tomatoes. This time I loved it! Weird. Just got to leave it to cool and not eat it all as it's meant to be for my lunch tomorrow!

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• splodgemeister

  17 August 2010

  splodgemeister rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I wasn't that impressed with this recipe but think maybe with a few tweaks or added ingredients it might be ok. As it stands I found it quite bland and too rich - after all it is basically just a tin of tomatoes mixed with cream!!

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• ourcarol

  10 November 2010

  ourcarol rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great basic reminder of what can be done with store cupboard ingredients. I added a tin of chick pea's, some left over spinach I had in the fridge, a teaspoon of sugar, and low fat creme fraiche instead of cream. Used rigatoni pasta. Topped it all of with some grated gruyere cheese and stuck it under the grill. Really delicious, and my 18 month old thought so too, which is always a bonus.

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• Kevin

  02 January 2011

  Kevin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It needs a lot less cream, half the tomatoes, and some additions (like veggies and spices). Otherwise as another poster said it's just pasta, cream and tinned tomatoes.

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• chelsea

  21 February 2012

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  horrible

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Ingredients

• 1 onion , grated
• olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
• 1 x 150ml pot double cream
• handful basil , chopped
• 300.0g penne

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Serves 4

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Prep 5 mins

Cook 25 mins

Vegetarian

Ingredients

• 1 onion , grated
• olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
• 1 x 150ml pot double cream
• handful basil , chopped
• 300.0g penne

Per serving

539 kcalories, protein 12.5g, carbohydrate 64.9g, fat 27.3 g, saturated fat 12.3g, fibre 4.8g, salt 0.3 g

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