Pasta with Creamy Tomato Sauce and Goat Cheese

Ingredients

1 T olive oil
1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes flavored with basil and garlic
1/2 package goat cheese, crumbled
(I buy Montrachet 3.5 oz when I can't get something local)

2 servings fresh or frozen cheese filled pasta such as ravioli or tortellini
 

Instructions

Cook the pasta in boiling water. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, cook the garlic in olive oil until soft. Run the tomatoes through a food mill into the pan (or leave them diced). Heat the sauce through. Just as the pasta is done cooking, add the goat cheese to the sauce. Stir until melted. Add pasta and mix with sauce. Makes 2 servings.

Notes

The wonderful thing about this sauce is that it's incredibly quick, and it doesn't have as much fat as a traditional tomato cream sauce would (the goat cheese also gives a wonderful flavor that's not as sweet as cream). I've tried using fresh tomatoes, but the consistency is not as good. I like it better when the tomatoes are run through a food mill to give it a nice smooth consistency (plus it gets rid of seeds and any skins that may have been left on), but when I first created the recipe, I left the tomatoes diced and it's good that way too. To reduce fat, you can leave out the oil and extra garlic.

 

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