Creamy Pasta Sauce
Created by CookerKat on August 27, 2015
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #20712
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 can (14.5 ounce) diced tomatoes, undrained (Italian-style)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoons salt
- Pepper
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Cooked paste, of your choice
How to Make
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Step 1: In a saucepan, saute onion in olive oil over medium heat, 3 minutes. Add garlic, saute 1 minute (make sure it doesn't burn!).
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Step 2: Add in tomato paste, basil, sugar, oregano and salt; cook 2 minutes. Season with pepper.
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Step 3: Add in tomatoes (with juice) bring to boil and simmer uncovered for about 15-20 minutes or until some of the liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat; stir in whipping cream and butter. Reduce heat and simmer 5 more minutes. Add more salt if needed.
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Step 4: Serve with cooked pasta.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (174.2 g)
- Calories 167.3
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.1 g
- Cholesterol - 21.2 mg
- Sodium - 636.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 10.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 5.7 g
- Protein - 2.8 g
- Calcium - 34.8 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 18.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg