Creamy Pink Pasta Sauce (20-Minute Tomato Cream)
This creamy Italian pink sauce blends tomato sauce and heavy cream for a cozy, blush-colored pasta sauce. It's ready in just 20 minutes and pairs beautifully with rigatoni, grilled chicken, shrimp, or veggies.
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 133.95kcal
Equipment
- Cutting board
- Garlic press
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ½ yellow onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce no salt added
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¾ cup heavy cream or full-fat coconut milk
- Parmesan for serving
- Basil for serving
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium-high heat.1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- Add the onion and sauté for 4-5 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.½ yellow onion, 2 garlic cloves
- Turn the heat to medium, add in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes.3 tablespoons tomato paste, 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Pour in the cream and cook for another 2-3 minutes.¾ cup heavy cream or full-fat coconut milk
- Turn off the heat and serve with your favorite pasta.
- Top with Parmesan cheese and chopped basil.Parmesan for serving, Basil for serving
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Notes
- Use low heat when adding the cream to avoid curdling.
- Reserve some pasta water to thin the sauce if needed.
- Add chili flakes or Calabrian chili paste for a spicy kick.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 133.95kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.66g | Protein: 1.37g | Fat: 13.13g | Saturated Fat: 7.18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.73g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4.42g | Cholesterol: 33.62mg | Sodium: 460.22mg | Potassium: 129.59mg | Fiber: 0.55g | Sugar: 2.25g | Vitamin A: 561.23IU | Vitamin C: 2.93mg | Calcium: 27.46mg | Iron: 0.34mg
