Easy Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe + Video

Easy Tomato Cream Sauce Recipe + Video

An easy recipe for tomato cream sauce ready in about 15 minutes. It is made with your favorite jarred marinara sauce. Perfect served with cooked pasta!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 198kcal

Author Susie Weinrich

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup onions diced
3 fresh garlic cloves chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon kosher salt
pinch of red pepper flakes more for additional heat
1 cup heavy cream
½ cup milk recommend 2% or whole
2 cups jarred marinara use your favorite brand (we love Rao's)

Serving

1 lb. your favorite pasta (spaghetti, penne, rigatoni....) cooked per package instructions

Instructions

Pasta

While you are making the sauce, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook your pasta per package instructions.
The pasta and sauce will be ready at about the same time!
1 lb. your favorite pasta (spaghetti, penne, rigatoni....)

Tomato Cream Sauce

In a pot or deep skillet, over medium/low heat, add the olive oil. Once it is hot add the onion and garlic. Soften for about 5 minutes.
1 tablespoon olive oil, ½ cup onions, 3 fresh garlic cloves
Add in the dried basil, dried oregano, kosher salt, pinch red pepper flakes and tomato paste. Stir it around the pot until the tomato paste coats the onions and garlic, about 1 minute.
1 teaspoon dried basil, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, pinch of red pepper flakes, 1 tablespoon tomato paste
Stir in the heavy cream and milk. Lightly simmer over medium/low heat for about 5 minutes, until it will coat the back of a wooden spoon.
1 cup heavy cream, ½ cup milk
Stir in 2 cups of your favorite jarred marinara until it is completely mixed with the cream mixture.
2 cups jarred marinara
Taste for additional salt/pepper and serve over the cooked pasta.

Video

Notes

REHEATING: To reheat leftovers add a little milk to the bowl or pan to reconstitute the sauce.

ADDING PROTEIN: Add some grilled chicken or sauteed shrimp to get a little protein with your pasta.

GLUTEN FREE CREAM SAUCE: Make sure to use a gluten free jarred marinara to make this a Gluten Free Creamy Pasta Sauce. Also make sure you use gluten free pasta for serving.

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