Recipes

[CM8]

HI ladies,

Here's an Italian pasta sauce recipe that I use quite often. It can be used on any type of pasta, ravioli,or cannelloni. I have even used it with lasagna but it is very rich, so a little goes a long way.

Ingredients:

½ stick butter

2 small chopped shallots or 1 small white onion finely minced

2 large cans crushed tomatoes (or 2 jars spaghetti sauce)

2 or 3 cloves of garlic (depending on your taste)

½ cup cream cheese

½ pint whipping cream

Parmesean-Reggiano cheese (optional)

Fresh herbs-basil, Italian parsley, oregano

Directions: Melt butter along with shallots and garlic. Before I put the garlic in the pan, I mash it with a little salt to get the juices going. Once this mixture has simmered and onions are translucent, I add the cream cheese and mix well, and then add the whipping cream. I make sure all this mixture has no lumps before I add the crushed tomatoes. If you want to use the spaghetti sauce, I would suggest using the plain sauce. Let simmer on low for about 45 minutes. The longer it simmers the better flavor. Near the end of cooking, I add my spices. I always use fresh chopped herbs consisting of oregano, basil and Italian parsley. The final step is optional but I definitely add about ½ cup of freshly grated parmegian-regianno cheese to give it richness.