This pasta sauce uses San Marzano tomatoes so has a couple of extra steps than if you were to use a regular can of crushed tomatoes.
It is really worth the extra effort taking your creamy tomato pasta sauce from good to outstanding.
Makes
3 cups
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
30 minutes
Good For:
pasta sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped fine
- 1 clove of garlic, minced
- 1 – 14.5 ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
- 1 chicken stock cube
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- Ground pepper and cracked red pepper to taste
How to make Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
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Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the onions and garlic until soft
Step 2Â
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock cube and ground pepper to taste
Step 3
Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes with the lid off or until reduced by half
Step 4
Cool and then puree to a smooth sauce in a blender or with an immersion blender
Step 5
Add in the cream and gently heat – do not boil
Step 6
Adjust salt and pepper to taste
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Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped fine
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1 - 14.5 ounce can San Marzano tomatoes
- 1 chicken stock cube
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- Ground pepper and cracked red pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a pan and cook the onions and garlic until soft
- Add the tomatoes, chicken stock cube and ground pepper to taste
- Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes with the lid off or until reduced by half
- Cool and then puree to a smooth sauce in a blender or with an immersion blender
- Add in the cream and gently heat - do not boil
- Adjust salt and pepper to taste
Nutrition Facts per serving
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