Penne in Marinara Sauce

This has to be the most loved dish by kids and can be made for all kiddy parties as its easy to make. It is also the best vegetarian option available when you travel overseas.....

Here we go .....

Ingredients
Penne Pasta - 250 gms (tube shaped pasta) (Boil the Pasta in water seasoned with salt and 1/2 tsp of olive oil).
Cheddar cheese - 50 gms
Broccoli - 1/2, cut in to florets
Red & Yellow Capsicum - 1/2 each, cut into squares
Red Onion - 1 small, chopped
Full Fat Cream - 50 ml (1/4 cup)
Milk - 1/4 cup
Salt & Pepper to taste

Marinara Sauce
Big red ripe tomatoes - 3 (1 Can whole or cut tomatoes in juice is also a good alternative)
Garlic - 4 cloves crushed
Olive oil - 3tsp
Italian herbs (origano, basil mix) - 1/2 tsp

Method
Sauce
Blanch the tomatoes (put the tomatoes in boiling water for 3 mins until skin comes off, peel off skin)
Grind the tomatoes (blanched or canned) into a thick juice in the blender.
In a deep dish, heat olive oil and add the crushed garlic. Now add the tomato puree and the Italian herbs. Cook for 15 mins, season with little salt and pepper.
You can refrigerate this sauce for upto 1 week.


Pasta

In a pan, heat some olive oil and add the onions. When they are transparent, add the capsicum. Fry for 5 mins. Now add the broccoli and the marinara sauce and simmer for 5 to 8 mins until broccoli is cooked. Add little salt and pepper as the sauce is already seasoned with salt and pepper.
Then add the cream, milk and the cheese together and simmer for a minute only or else the milk will curdle. Put the cooked pasta in the sauce and mix. No futher cooking is required.

Serve hot!