Penne Con La Sardine (baked Pasta And Sardines)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb sardines (fillets or head, gut and scales removed)
• 1/2 lb penne
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave
• 2 ounces feta cheese
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt and pepper, to tase

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven (390 f, 200 c).
• 2 cook penne according to package directions, but only until hardly al dente.
• 3 meanwhile put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in an oven proof dish.
• 4 salt and pepper sardines to taste and arrange them in a single layer in the dish.
• 5 combine cream, tomato puree and thyme leaves. salt and pepper to taste.
• 6 when pasta are cooked drain them (but do not rinse them) and arrange them over the fish.
• 7 spread the cream-tomato mixture evenly over pasta. sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
• 8 crumble feta cheese over the sauce. place butter in little pieces on top and put in the oven.
• 9 bake for 25 minutes. serve hot.
• 10 note: if you like it a bit more saucy use 3/4 cup of cream and 2 tablespoons of tomato puree.