Creamy Tomato Sauce For Pasta
Savor the rich and velvety Tomato Cream Sauce, perfect for transforming your pasta dishes into a culinary delight. This homemade sauce combines tomatoes, heavy cream, and fresh basil, resulting in a luxurious and flavorful experience that will make you forget about store-bought sauces.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 400 g tomatoes chopped
- 4 leaves fresh basil chopped (or ¼ teaspoon dried basil)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika optional
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup parmesan optional to be used either in the sauce or when serving the pasta
INSTRUCTIONS
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Sauté diced onion until translucent. Add in garlic and cook for a minute, stirring constantly.
- Add in tomato paste, tomato sauce, chopped basil leaves (or dried basil), paprika, black pepper and salt. Stir well until smooth. Let it cook for about 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat and add in the cream. Cook for 2 minutes or until it thickens.
NOTES
- For pasta: 8 ounces (225 grams) pasta of your choice, we use fettuccine. Boil a pot of salted water. Cook the pasta according to package instructions. Toss the cooked pasta with the tomato sauce and serve immediately.
- Optional parmesan addition: You can add it in two ways: 1) In the tomato cream sauce: You can add ¼ cup freshly grated parmesan in the pan together with the cream. Cook them together for 2 minutes and remove from the heat. 2) On the pasta: Leave the sauce as it is and grate some parmesan cheese on the pasta when serving.
- Use high-quality canned tomatoes or fresh, ripe tomatoes for a rich, vibrant flavor.
- For even an easier option, you can combine a store-bought marinara sauce with cream in a skillet and cook until it has a good consistency.
- For a vodka sauce variation, add a splash of vodka after sautéing the onions and garlic, allowing it to cook off before adding the tomatoes.
- Adjust the sauce's consistency using reserved pasta water if needed.
NUTRITION
Calories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 469mgPotassium: 421mgFiber: 2gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1716IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 122mgIron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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