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Creamy Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce comes together so quickly.  Comforting pasta dish made with simple ingredients.   Easy enough for weeknights but perfect for company dinner with it’s restaurant quality taste.

Tomato Pasta in a bowl

 

 Ingredients for Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce –

  • Pasta – we used Linguini but most any pasta will do – penne, spaghetti or shells to name a few.
  • Tomato Sauce – canned store bought good quality.
  • Tomato Paste – this helps to deepen the tomato flavor.
  • Heavy Cream – we love the silky texture it gives the tomato sauce.
  • Onion – white or yellow.
  • Garlic
  • Oregano – dried or fresh
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese 

 With only a handful of ingredients, this Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce  recipe is one you will keep around for awhile.

 

Saute some onions and garlic in a little butter and olive oil.  Toss in the tomato sauce, let it cook down a bit…then add the cream.  Do this while the pasta is cooking and you will have a fabulous pasta meal in about 25 minutes or less.

This pasta sauce with heavy cream is so silky and flavorful with very little effort!

Once you have a nice thick sauce, simply drain the pasta and add to the  sauce.  Give a couple good stirs and dinner is on the table in no time.

It is that simple.  Garnish with a bit of grated parmesan cheese and you have a simple pasta dinner!

 

 

 

Variations and tips to make Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce:.

  • Use any kind of pasta you like, this is all about the sauce.  Penne, spaghetti or shells work well.
  • Add chicken, sausage or ground beef for a protein.
  • Serve with Garlic Cheese Bread and a Simple Salad.
  • Watch the salt – if you bought canned salted tomato sauce taste taste taste before adding more salt.

Need a visual? check out this video of our Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce- Yum! 

 A few more pasta dishes we think you will love –

Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce

 

LET’S EAT!

Kathi and Rachel

 

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Tomato Pasta in a bowl

Pasta with Tomato Cream Sauce

An easy to make Pasta Dish with a big tomato and cream flavors!  A restaurant quality dish that comes together in minutes!
4.15 from 106 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup onion minced
  • 3 tabelspoons tomato paste
  • 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan plus extra for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 ounces linguine or pasta of your choice

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to the package directions. While the pasta is cooking start the sauce. (reserve one cup of the starchy pasta water before draining the pasta).
  • Heat large skillet on medium heat.  Add olive oil and butter heating until butter melts.
  • Add onion to skillet.   Cook for 2-3 minutes until onion is translucent and soft. Add garlic and saute for an additional minute.
  • Add the tomato paste to the onion and stir for a minute. Add the tomato sauce. Reduce heat and simmer for about 5 minutes until thick. Stir in the heavy cream. Add oregano and 1/4 cup of the grated parmesan and stir well. Bring to a simmer. Taste for seasoning.
  • Remove one cup of the starchy pasta water before draining the pasta. Add the hot drained pasta to the cream sauce and combine. Add about 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water and combine until smooth. Add a bit more pasta water if needed.
  • Sprinkle with 1/4 cup parmesan cheese and serve!

Notes

Tips to make Pasta in Tomato Cream Sauce:

  • Reserve a 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining pasta to help the sauce adhere to the pasta.
  • Use any kind of pasta you like, this is all about the sauce.  Penne, bow tie, wagon wheels, doesn't matter.
  • Add chicken, sausage or ground beef for protein.
  • Keep in refrigerator for up to 3 days.  Freeze in ziplock bags for up to 3 months.  

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 424IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1mg

 

 

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Comments

  1. Susan Henderson says

    This is so good and so easy. I had been making a pink pasta sauce using a can of diced tomatoes and throwing it in the blender. No more – this is going to be my go to sauce from now on! I halved the recipe since its only my husband and me and it still works! One of those recipes you wish you had years ago!

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  2. Jan says

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious. Even my Italian American husband liked it it, although it pained him to say so:-)

    Reply

    • LaughingSpatula.com says

      Hi Roshni – do you have access to feta? That would make a nice creamy sauce. Cheddar would be my second choice. Mozzarella is stringy and it gets solid pretty fast as it warms up. Hope that helps a little:).

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      • Gloria Morris says

        5 stars
        I made this tonight for dinner with grilled chicken. We had cheese and chicken raviolis and spinach raviolis. The sauce is Devine, our grandchildren loved it. Will make again. Do you think I could substitute half and half for the heavy cream? Just to cut down on calories. The kids said it tasted just like Carrabbas.

      • Kathi & Rachel says

        So glad you loved it! Using half and half will change the consistency and it won’t be as rich but yes, you can save about 250 calories which equates to about 62 calories a serving. I’ll keep the cream :).

  7. Georgina says

    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

    Reply

  9. Wistaria says

    5 stars
    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.

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