Penne with Tomato Cream Sauce

This is one of my favourite pasta dishes.  It takes a little more time than opening a jar of sauce, but so much tastier!

Ingredients:
1 box of  penne (454g/16oz) (or any other type)
3 large tomatoes, diced
1 large onion, finely chopped
3 cloves of garlic, very finely chopped or minced
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 tablespoon of dry basil
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of white sugar
1.5 cups of jarred/canned tomato pasta sauce
6 tablespoons of heavy cream

Directions:

In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil and add the garlic and onions.  Sauté for about 10 minutes on medium high heat.  Be sure to stir to avoid burning the mixture.  Once the onions have cooked down, add the diced tomatoes, salt, sugar and dry basil.  Cook for another 10 minutes on medium high heat.  Finally add the jarred/canned tomato pasta sauce and heavy cream.  Heat for another 5 minutes.  The reason for adding the jarred/canned sauce is to give the pasta some colour and body. Cook pasta as per instructions on the box.  Be sure to add some salt to the water when boiling the pasta.  Drain your pasta (never rinse), and combine with the sauce and enjoy! 

Optional:

Try adding green bell peppers or mushrooms.  I would add these in with the onions.  You could also add some baby spinach during the last few minutes to make this dish even healthier.  You can definitely add some ground chicken or beef for those meat eaters.