Description
Creamy tomato pasta brings Italian comfort to your kitchen with minimal ingredients and maximum flavor. Parmesan, garlic, and fresh basil meld into a silky sauce that elevates simple pasta into a restaurant-worthy meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) uncooked pasta
- 1 (14 ounces/397 grams) can tomato sauce
- ¾ cup (177 milliliters) heavy cream
Aromatics and Seasonings:
- 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) tomato paste
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Finishing Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons (28 grams) butter
- Freshly grated parmesan cheese, for serving
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with generously salted water and bring to a rolling boil, preparing to cook the pasta until it reaches a perfect al dente texture.
- Heat a spacious skillet over medium-high flame, allowing butter to melt and become golden before introducing minced garlic, creating a fragrant base.
- Introduce tomato paste and tomato sauce to the skillet, stirring vigorously to combine with the garlic-butter mixture, creating a rich foundation for the sauce.
- Pour in heavy cream and sprinkle Italian seasoning, allowing the ingredients to meld together while gently simmering for approximately 5 minutes until the sauce develops a luxurious, thickened consistency.
- Taste the sauce carefully, adjusting seasoning with salt and freshly ground black pepper. If the sauce seems slightly sharp, incorporate a pinch of sugar to balance the acidity.
- Drain the perfectly cooked pasta, reserving a small amount of pasta water if needed to adjust sauce consistency.
- Gently fold the pasta into the creamy tomato sauce, ensuring each strand is generously coated with the velvety mixture.
- Transfer to serving plates and crown with a generous dusting of freshly grated parmesan cheese, creating a final touch of indulgence.
Notes
- Balancing sweetness helps neutralize tomato sauce’s natural tartness, creating a more harmonious flavor profile.
- Cooking tomato sauce slowly allows ingredients to meld together, developing deeper, richer taste sensations.
- Fresh parmesan cheese adds a salty, nutty finish that elevates the entire pasta dish’s complexity.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg