Creamy Tuscan Pasta Sauce
"This would be delicious with grilled or cooked chicken thrown into the mix. Also, you can use lowfat cream cheese and lowfat milk; the sauce is more creamy and smooth the higher fat content you go but I usually stick with 1% milk and less fat cream cheese and we love it. If you have fresh basil, scrap the dried basil and add in about 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil at the end of cooking (or do a combination of dried and fresh for maximum basil flavor). To maximize how quickly this meal comes together, start the noodles cooking at the same time you start the sauce...."
INGREDIENTS
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4 tablespoons butter
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4 cloves garlic, finely minced or pressed through a garlic press
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1/2 tablespoon dried basil
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8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into 8 pieces
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8-ounce jar sun-dried tomatoes, rinsed, drained and chopped
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2 cups milk
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6 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (about 2 cups)
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste, if needed
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Diced fresh tomatoes, fresh basil for topping (optional)
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