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Penne with Mushroom-Tomato-Cream Sauce

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 10, 2010
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Put an authentic Italian pasta dish on your dinner table in just 30 minutes.

Penne with Mushroom-Tomato-Cream Sauce

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 5
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 2 2/3 cups uncooked penne pasta (8 oz)
  • 3 oz pancetta or 4 strips bacon, chopped*
  • 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 8 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 can (28 oz) Muir Glen™ organic crushed tomatoes with basil, undrained
  • 1/2 cup whipping cream
  • 2 cups packed fresh baby spinach leaves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Cook and drain pasta as directed on box. Return to saucepan; keep warm.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven, cook pancetta over medium heat until crisp. Remove pancetta to paper towels to drain. In same skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook garlic and mushrooms in oil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until mushrooms are tender. Stir in tomatoes. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in whipping cream; heat just until hot. Stir in pasta.
  • Step 
    3
    Add spinach; toss until spinach is wilted. Sprinkle individual servings with pancetta.

Nutrition

340 Calories
13g Total Fat
11g Protein
45g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
13g
21%
Saturated Fat
6g
29%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
11%
Sodium
510mg
21%
Potassium
600mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate
45g
15%
Dietary Fiber
5g
19%
Sugars
6g
Protein
11g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
30%
30%
Vitamin C
15%
15%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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