Receta Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
Blogging Marathon# 47: Week 2/ Day 2
Theme: Kid's Delight Event -- Pizza & Pasta
Dish: Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
Like I said in my yesterday's post, my kids love pasta and I'm always in the look out for interesting sauce recipes. Today's creamy tomato pasta sauce comes from Pioneer woman's site. I love Ree Drummond and her recipes are always easy to follow and have been a big hit in my house.
This pasta sauce could not be simpler because it uses canned tomato sauce as the base. I always have all kinds of canned tomatoes (chopped, puree, paste and so on) in my pantry, so this would be something I can see myself making quite often. Creaminess comes from the addition of heavy cream and since this dish is for kids, I was liberal in adding it to the sauce :-) If you are concerned about the calorie intake then reduce the quantity of heavy cream or use half-n-half or even milk for a lighter version.
- Ingredients: Makes about 1 cup of sauce
- Tomato Sauce - 1 15oz. can
- Onion - 1 small, finely chopped
- Garlic - 2 cloves
- Red chili flakes - a pinch (optional)
- Heavy Cream - 1/4cup
- Salt & pepper - to taste
- Sugar - a pinch (optional)
Method:
In a medium size saucepan, heat 2tsp each of olive oil and unsalted butter. Add red pepper flakes, onions and crushed garlic, cook on medium flame until onions turn translucent.
Pour in the tomato sauce, lower the heat and cook covered, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, about 20~25 minutes.
Stir in salt, pepper and sugar. Mix well and turn off the heat.
Finally add the cream and mix well to combine. The sauce is ready to serve now!!
Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 47.