Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe
This creamy tomato pasta sauce is rich, cozy, and incredibly easy to make from scratch. Perfect for pasta night, it comes together quickly and tastes like something you’d happily make again and again.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely minced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely minced
- ½ teaspoon EACH: Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper
- 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, plus extra for serving
- Cooked pasta and fresh basil, to serve
Instructions
- Melt the butter and olive oil in a medium-sized pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until it turns translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper and saute for 2 more minutes.2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 medium onion, ½ teaspoon EACH: Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper, 3 cloves garlic
- Add the tomatoes and cream to the pot and bring it to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 20 minutes to thicken the sauce, covering the pot halfway with a lid if needed to prevent splatters. Stir in the parmesan cheese and season the sauce with extra salt and pepper, if needed.28 ounce can crushed tomatoes, 1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup Parmesan cheese
- OPTIONAL STEP: for a silky smooth sauce, blend the sauce using an immersion blender.
- Serve the sauce over your choice of pasta with extra parmesan and a little fresh basil on top.Cooked pasta and fresh basil
Serving: 1 serving = ⅔ cup, Calories: 294kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 25g, Saturated Fat: 14g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 9g, Trans Fat: 0.2g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 544mg, Potassium: 467mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 1050IU, Vitamin C: 14mg, Calcium: 178mg, Iron: 2mg