Penne Con La Sardine (Baked Pasta And Sardines) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Preheat oven (390 F, 200 C).
Cook Penne according to package directions, but only until hardly al dente.
Meanwhile put 1 tablespoon of olive oil in an oven proof dish.
Salt and pepper sardines to taste and arrange them in a single layer in the dish.
Combine cream, tomato puree and thyme leaves. Salt and pepper to taste.
When pasta are cooked drain them (but do not rinse them) and arrange them over the fish.
Spread the cream-tomato mixture evenly over pasta. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Crumble feta cheese over the sauce. Place butter in little pieces on top and put in the oven.
Bake for 25 minutes. Serve hot.
NOTE: if you like it a bit more saucy use 3/4 cup of cream and 2 tablespoons of tomato puree.