In an effort to use up perishable items before leaving on vacation, I decided to try out this recipe. I had to use up some heavy cream, tomatoes and broccoli and happened to have all the other ingredients on hand. I used this recipe http://allrecipes.com/recipe/tomato-cream-sauce-for-pasta/detail.aspx with these modifications:
I forgot the sugar. Probably better for my gestational diabetes anyway. No canned diced tomatoes. Instead I used whole cherry tomatoes heated in a skillet with my frozen grilled chicken strips. If you go this route, add the tomatoes (and the broccoli) to the skillet when the chicken is done. Heat until tomatoes are about to pop or skins blister. You don't want them all to explode and some will burst when you stir them into the cream sauce.
The sauce was great. My husband actually said, "I want to know when we're going to have this again. I want 2nds and 3rds of this!" Unfortunately, we had just enough for dinner. I successfully accomplished having just enough food to get us through the day we leave for vacation!
Sorry there's no photo here of what I made. I had to serve it in inappropriate bowls because all the "right" ones were in the dishwasher. But since it's already been requested for a future meal, I'm sure I can get one up here sometime. :)
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