This amazing pasta is going to be your new best friend! It comes together in a flash and oh those tomatoes, cream and pasta…..topped with a dusting of cheese. It’s perfect in its simple little way.
Sometimes, a cuppa cream has gotta hit the pan. I mean how much chicken and veggies can one girl eat?
If I am going to splurge on a bowl of pasta, you can bet it’s going to have tomatoes and cream in it. The simple combo just leaves me all happy and stuff. (I did have broccoli on the side BTW, it’s all about balance :).
MY LATEST VIDEOSWith only a handful of ingredients, this Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce recipe is one you will keep around for awhile. Hit that print button!
Saute some onions and garlic in a little butter and olive oil. Toss in the tomato sauce, let it cook down a bit…then hit it with the cream. Not half and half my friends, cream. Make up those 40 calories somewhere else. CREAM for this one my friends.
Besides being incredibly easy to make, this makes a ton of pasta. I’m gonna be knocking on neighbors doors giving this stuff away. My neighbors really, really like me.
I used linguine because I figured it was ‘thinner’ and lower in calories than fettuccine. The rational of a chub-o is an amazing thing. You don’t wanna be in this head….
Tips to make Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce:
- You can use tomato sauce, marinara or crushed tomatoes in this recipe. ( I really like the simple flavor of the tomato sauce).
- Use any kind of pasta you like, this is all about the sauce.
- Add chicken or sausage if you need a protein.
- Taste test, adding salt and pepper as you go. This should go without saying, but I forget all the time and it can make or break a dish. Also salt your pasta water.
To great food…followed by broccoli for dessert!
Clink!
Kathi
Need more carbs and cream? Check out our Roasted Red Pepper Fettuccine with Creamy Feta Sauce!
An easy to make Pasta Dish with a big tomato and cream flavors!
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onion minced
- 2 15 oz cans tomato sauce
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan plus extra for garnish
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound linguine or pasta of your choice
- Heat large skillet on medium heat.
- Add olive oil and butter. Heat until butter melts.
- Add onion and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
- Add tomato sauce and simmer for about 20 minutes until sauce is darker in color and thick.
- Bring large pot of water to boil. Add about 2 teaspoons of salt.
- Add pasta and cook according to package directions.
- When sauce is thick, turn off heat and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Add cream and combine.
- Add 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
- Toss with cooked pasta and top with additional grated parmesan cheese.
Slurppppppp ! I love creamy sauce with pasta 🙂
Can we be friends please? That is hands down my favorite type of pasta. Pasta lives for cream! <3
Gotta try this. Thanks for sharing.
OMG love how slurpy & delish this pasta looks!! YUM!
It is and it makes a ton! We finally finished the last of it!
This is making me want to run to the kitche, immediately!
Thanks Claudia! Hoping you get a chance to try it!
That tomato sauce with spaghetti look much tasty. Will try soon
Is it 2 15oz cans of tomato sauce?
Yes! Sorry for the confusion. I updated to a new recipe card and some of the ingredients got a bit mixed up. Thank you for the note, I made it more clear on the card!
Made this for dinner tonight and it was excellent! Very rich, creamy and comforting. It was extremely easy too, yet it tasted like it was a lot more work than it was.
I was looking for a good creamy sauce to recreate my husband’s favorite dish from a local restaurant, lobster diablo. I think this will fit perfectly once I add red pepper flakes and steamed lobster at the end.
So good, thank you so much!
PS this is better than Marcella Hazan’s tomato cream sauce and I love her recipes.
I am so glad you liked it! Its a simple little recipe that tastes like restaurant quality pasta! p.s. Better than Marcella? Yes! Happy New Year!
Another amazing recipe of yours. Oh so simple, oh sooo delicious!
Hi,
I live in Australia and just wondering what you class as tomato sauce? I’m assuming it’s not what we know as tomato sauce, is it tomato paste, tomato soup or passata type sauce?
Thanks
I made this for dinner tonight and it was scrumptious! thank you for the recipe!
This was absolutely amazing!! Very simple but delicious. Thank you for this recipe 🙂
Thank you for the nice note! Stand by because Sunday Dinner Recipe will be Shrimp in Pasta Tomato Cream Sauce!