Main dishes

Creamy Basil & Tomato Pasta

photo by:kraft

Combine fresh tomatoes and fragrant, fresh basil with vinaigrette and cream cheese to feel like you're in an Italian café.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr

servings

total:

8 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

tomatoes, chopped (about 3 cups)

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, cubed

1/2

cup chopped fresh basil

1/4

cup KRAFT Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette Dressing

lb. linguine, uncooked

1/2

cup pine nuts, toasted

Make It

COMBINE first 4 ingredients. Let stand 30 min.

COOK pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt; drain. Place in large bowl.

ADD tomato mixture and pine nuts; mix lightly.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Enjoy this creamy dish with a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Lite Dressing.

Special Extra

Add 1 lb. cooked cleaned shrimp to the drained cooked pasta along with the tomato mixture and pine nuts.

Purchasing Fresh Tomatoes

Ripe tomatoes should be firm and free of any soft spots, bruises or signs of mold. They should have bright shiny skins, feel heavy for their size and boast a lovely fresh tomato fragrance.

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a cook

posted:1/15/2013

This was good. I wasn't sure if it was hot or cold. The noodles were hot and the sauce was cold so that made it kind of weird. But my husband was happy. I didn't love it, but will make again if my husband wants it.

sharpeipup

posted:5/6/2011

Instead of cream cheese, next time I will add fresh mozzarella.

terihosley

posted:2/11/2011

the whole family enjoyed this dish

stacr75

posted:9/5/2010

I didn't find this very tasty. I probably wouldn't make it again.

jupiterfish4

posted:5/16/2010

Pretty tasty. Made it with shrimp and was delicious.

poppatom1948

posted:4/7/2010

Over all it was great, but I used Sour cream instead of the cream cheese and I used chopped walnuts instead of the Pine Nuts. My wife loved it! On my portion I scattered sliced & pickled Jalapenjo Peppers for a little zing.

ashay815

posted:4/1/2010

The only thing I did wrong was I poured the noodles into the sauce and didnt have enough noodles. So make sure you pour the sauce onto the noodles so you don't drown them. Added shrimp and it was a very good meal!

cbowers143

posted:3/21/2010

is this served cold or warm??

walley15

posted:2/22/2010

The cream cheese in this dish was a lot- I only used 5 oz instead of the 8 oz it calls for. Thank you to prior reviews. I also added 6 oz of grilled chicken breast that I marinated in the same dressing for the 2 hours. It was very tastey! Over all a good dish!

Nahtanya

posted:1/13/2009

This has been a huge hit. Everyone that's tried it has loved it.