Penne with Cream Tomatoes and Pesto

Right tonight for dinner a simple and hearty pasta that is all about the sauce. As with all of my favourite recipes this is impressively simple to make... perfect for a quick supper after a hard day at work.


Ingredients:

Pesto

25g Fresh Basil
20g Pine nuts
100ml Olive oil
25g Pecorino Romano
25g Parmesan
salt

Plum tomatoes:
4-5 large plum tomatoes (peeled if fresh, strained if canned)
250g double cream

Pasta:
Penne Rigante (or any large tube pasta)

Method:

First the pesto:
blend the basil leaves,pine nuts, oil and salt briefly in a blender or hand mixer attachment then add the cheese and blend again.

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente.
Meanwhile pour the cream into a pan and add the tomatoes cook this slowly for about 10 minutes. After ten minutes or so remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly... then pour in the pesto and mix. When this is mixed add the pasta mix again and serve..... (you may need bread to mop up the sauce as this is far too good to leave)