Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (you can substitute other veggies if you prefer, like zucchini)
• 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil (drained and chopped) or 1/2 cup of red pepper pesto sauce
• 2 cups of your favorite ready-made spaghetti sauce
• 1/4 cup red wine
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese (cubed)
• 12 ounces pasta (penne or whatever you like)
• shrimp (peeled and deveined) (optional) or chicken piece (optional)

Recipe

• 1 saute the garlic in the oil for 2 minutes.
• 2 add the chicken (optional) and cook.
• 3 next add the mushrooms (or other veggies) and saute until tender.
• 4 add the tomatoes or pesto sauce, wine, spaghetti sauce, vinegar and crushed red pepper flakes. simmer 7-10 minutes.
• 5 add the cream cheese, and stir until it's melted throughout.
• 6 add the shrimp (optional).
• 7 cook your pasta of choice (i like penne).
• 8 top the pasta with this sauce, add some parmesan and whatever else you like (pine nuts, parsley, etc.) and serve. yum!