Description
This creamy tomato pasta recipe comes together quickly and uses everyday ingredients. You’ll love the silky tomato sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2–3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 3/4 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese (microbial-rennet, for serving, to taste)
Instructions
- Step 1: Boil a large, salted pot of water for your pasta and cook it al dente according to package instructions.
- Step 2: Meanwhile (once the pasta starts to cook), add the butter to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once it melts, add the garlic and sauté for about a minute, stirring constantly.
- Step 3: Add in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, cream, and Italian seasoning. Stir until it’s nice and smooth. Let the sauce cook for about 5 minutes or until it’s thickened to your liking (it should be very gently bubbling, so you may need to turn down the heat).
- Step 4: Season the sauce with salt & pepper as needed (I’m pretty generous with both). If the sauce is a little too acidic/tangy for your liking, add in a pinch of sugar.
- Step 5: Drain the pasta and toss with the sauce (add a splash of hot pasta water if the sauce gets too thick). Serve immediately with plenty of parmesan cheese over top.
Notes
I don’t recommend subbing the cream with something that has a lower fat content as it’s likely to curdle due to the acid in the tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 447 kcal
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 654 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 51 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 76 mg
Keywords: creamy tomato pasta, quick pasta, easy tomato sauce, dinner recipes