BON APPEITT PENNE TOMATOES, OLIVE AND TWO CHEESES

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Categories Pasta

Number Of Ingredients 11

6 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
3 28 cans Italian plum tomatoes CANS
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 1/2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper
2 cups low salt chicken broth
1 pound penne ortigatoni
2 1/2 cups grated havarti cheese
1/3 cup pitted Kalamata olives sliced
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

HEAT 3 TBLS OIL IN HEAVY LARGE dUTCH OVEN OVER MED-HIGH HEAT.
ADD ONIONS AND GARLIC; SAUTE UNTIL ONION IS TRANSLUCENT, ABOUT 5 MINS.
MIX IN TOMATOES, DRIED BASIL AND CRUSHED RED PEPPER
BRING TO A BOIL, BREAKING UP TOMATOES WITH BACK OF SPOON.
ADD BROTH,BRING TO A BOIL.
REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM SIMMER UNTIL MIXTURE THICKENS TO CHUNKY SAUCE AND IS REDUCED TO 6 CUPS, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY, ABOUT 1 HOUR 10 MINS
(CAN BE MADE 2 DAYS AHEAD)
PREHEAT OVEN 375.
COOK PASTA, DRAIN WELL
MIX SAUCE AND COOKED PASTA TO BLEND. MIX IN HAVARTI CHEESE.
TRANSFER PASTA TO 13 X 9 X 2 INCH GLASS BAKING DISH. SPRINKLE WITH PARM CHEESE
BAKE UNTIL PASTA IS HEATED THROUGH ABOUT 30 MINS.