Recipe - Penne With Arugula In Tomato-Cream Sauce

3 ounce Prosciutto finely minced
1 Three fourths cup Basic tomato sauce for
Pasta
1 cup Heavy (double) cream
3 ounce Arugula stemmed and
Chopped
Salt and pepper
1 pound Penne

FAST timetable. Bring water to a boil for the pasta. Prepare the argula.
Dice the prosciuttto. Start the penne and cook until a dente, about 8 to
10
minutes. Meanwhile, in a saucepan over medium heat, combine the
prosciutto
and tomato sauce. Heat, stirring, until it is simmering; maintain a
simmer
for 3 to 4 minutes. Pour in the cream, stir until blended and simmer for 1
minute. * Add the argula and cook just until wilted, about 1 minute. Add
pasta to sauce, stir to coat, and season with salt and pepper. ** Transfer
to
a heated bowl (pasta cools quickly). Serve immediately.

* Drain pasta; shake well to drain most of the water from the tubes.

**"Artsy" photo shows sauce poured on top of pasta (no mixing)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #157

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 16:59:04 0700 (PDT)

From: PatH phannema@wizard.ucr.edu

Recipe By : Sunset's Trattoria: Best of Casual Italian Cooking (1995)