Creamy Sundried Tomato Pasta Sauce

Another fabulous and oh so simple cream based sauce. Add chicken or go vego, its up to you! Best served with fettuccini but don't limit yourself!

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Chicken stock
• 200mL Cream
• Sundried tomatoes, chopped
• Fresh Basil
• 2 Cloves Garlic, crushed
• 1 Tbsp. Butter/Margarine
• Pepper

Optionals:

• Mushrooms
• Bacon Bits

The Sauce

1. Over moderate heat, melt butter in a small/medium saucepan with the garlic.
2. Add 3/4 of the stock and the tomatoes (and mushrooms/bacon bits if applicable) and simmer until the tomatoes are tender
3. Reduce.
4. Add the cream and basil, and simmer for 10-12min, or until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
5. Add pepper to taste.

Stir through pasta of choice, and garnish with shaved parmesan and a basil leaf.

This is one of my signature dishes, my family love it when I make this for them, and it goes great with any kind of pasta, especially fettuccini, linguine, spaghetti, gnocchi, and ravioli. As always, substitute for low fat options to create a healthier meal, however, be careful with this one as the sauce really wont thicken nicely unless you use a good quality heavy cream. I recommend Dollop Double Cream. You can also stir through seafood for this one, however always be careful when cooking with seafood - be sure of your guests dietary requirements, and never ever buy anything but the best and freshest products.

Keep Stirring and Smiling,

Jo

xoxo

Magnificent Creamy Mushroom Sauce

This is a fantastic sauce to go on your steak, or to stir through pastas and risottos. I found the ingredient combo online at taste.com.au and went from there. Enjoy!

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• Mushrooms, sliced as you wish (Cup, Flat, Portobello, Swiss Brown, any mushroom you like really!)
• 2 Tbsp. Butter/Margarine
• 75mL Cream
• 1 Clove of Garlic, crushed
• Basil or Mixed Herbs
• 3 Tsp. American/Dijon Mustard
• Pepper

Optionals:

• 50mL Dry White Wine (A nice wooded Chardonnay is ideal)
• Cumin Seeds
• Bacon Bits

The Sauce

1. Over low/moderate heat, melt butter in a small/medium saucepan until runny.
2. Add Garlic and Mushrooms (and Bacon if applicable)
3. Stir until mushrooms are tender and the butter has taken on a mushroomy colour.
4. Add mustard and herbs to taste (If you are using wine, add now and reduce)
5. Add cream and pepper (and cumin seeds if applicable) while stirring the sauce
6. Simmer for 5-10min, or until taste satisfies.

Serve as desired with a sprig of parsley to garnish.

This sauce really is so easy and tastes amazing! I hope you all enjoy it. For a more healthy option, always remember to substitute butter with low fat margarine, and to use reduced fat cream.

Keep Stirring and Smiling,

Jo

xoxo