Healthy Sauce Recipes

Ingredients:

1 lb penne or mostaccioli or other medi, u, m pasta shap
28 oz canned whole plum tomatoes (with l, i, quid)
1/2 cup loosely packed fresh basil
2 small garlic cloves - finely chopped
1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 chopped fresh basil or parsley (fo, r, garnish)

Instructions:

Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking,
combine the tomatoes, basil and garlic in a blender or food processor.
Blend at low speed until tomatoes are completely pureed. Pour mixture into
a large saucepan. Heat to boiling, reduce the heat and simmer 5 minutes.

When pasta is done, drain well. Return pasta to cooking pot, add the tomato
sauce and heat over low heat until sauce is simmering and the pasta is
coated with sauce. Remove pot from heat and stir in ricotta and Parmesan
cheeses until evenly distributed. Divide among serving plates and top with
chopped fresh basil or parsley.

Each serving provides: 530 Calories; 22.2 g Protein; 94 g Carbohydrates;
6.8 g Fat; 15.9 mg Cholesterol; 348 mg Sodium. Calories from Fat: 12%

Servings: 6