Recipe - Pasta Shells With Garlic And Herbs

3 tablespoon Butter
3 tablespoon Vegetable oil or olive oil
2 tablespoon Minced garlic
1 Sweet red pepper, cut in
thin strips (optional)
Three fourths pound Pasta
1 cup Chopped fresh parsley
1/3 cup Chopped fresh herbs (thyme,
tarragon, basil or oregano)
or 1 tbsp. dried
One half cup Whipping cream (optional)
Salt and freshly ground
pepper

In skillet heat butter and oil over medium heat; cook garlic until tender.
Stir in red pepper; if using; reduce heat to low and cook until tender.

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package
directions or until al dente (tender but firm); drain well. Toss with
garlic mixture, parsley, herbs, cream, if using, and salt and pepper to
taste. Serve immediately. Makes 6 sidedish servings. *If not using
cream, increase oil to 1/3 cup. You can use any kind of pasta for this
dish or serve with chicken or chops. You can also add minced cooked ham and
grated cheese to make this a main dish. Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@msn.com Source: Canadian Living Rush Hour Cookbook

Posted to MMRecipes Digest V4 #10 by cjhartlin@email.msn.com on Mar 18,
1999