Pasta With Spicy Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

• olive oil↗1 tablespoon
• garlic cloves↗4

  finely chipped

• sun-dried tomato packed in oil↗1 cup

  chopped, drained

• whipping cream↗1 cup
• roasted red peppers↗1 jar

  drained, chopped

• crushed red pepper flakes↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• fresh basil leaf↗1 cup

  chopped

• penne pasta↗1 lb
• parmesan cheese↗1 cup

  freshly grated

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.

2. 2

   Add garlic; sauté 1 minute.

3. 3

   Add tomatoes, cream, red peppers and crushed red pepper; simmer over medium heat for 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Stir in 1/2 cup basil and simmer 1 minute longer; cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite.

5. 5

   Drain, reserving 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid.

6. 6

   Return pasta to pot.

7. 7

   Add sauce, cheese and 1/2 cup basil and toss to coat.

8. 8

   Add enough reserved cooking liquid to pasta to moisten if dry.

9. 9

   Season with salt and pepper.