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Penne with Citrus Cream Sauce
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 2
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound penne or other tubular pasta
1 pink grapefruit
2 navel oranges
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon freshly grated parmesan, or to taste
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves
Directions:
1. In a 3-quart saucepan bring 2 quarts salted water to a boil for pasta.
2. With a sharp knife cut peel and pith from grapefruit and oranges. Working over a bowl cut grapefruit and orange sections free from membranes, transferring sections to a plate, and halve them. Squeeze excess juice from membranes into juice in bowl and reserve 1/4 cup juice.
3. In a 12-inch skillet combine reserved juice, and cream and heat sauce over moderate heat until butter is just melted. Keep cream sauce warm over very low heat.
4. Add pasta to boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain pasta well in a colander. Add pasta, fruit, Parmesan, and parsley to sauce and toss with salt to taste until most of sauce is absorbed.
By RecipeOfHealth.com