In the Pink (Sauce)
Regular old canned tomatoes—both tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes, actually—and fresh basil get the luxury treatment in this silky, rich creamy tomato sauce pasta recipe. It’s basically everything you dream about when you dream about the ideal bowl of pasta (this is a normal thing to dream about, yes?). Like our Easy Homemade SpaghettiOs, it’s hearty, it’s tomato-y, it’s basil-y, it’s a little cheesy.
Here’s What You’ll Need To Make The Easiest Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce
While we love a fresh tomato pasta as much as the next person, canned tomatoes are great, too. They’re easy to keep on-hand (they are always, always in our pantry), and they’re canned at the peak of ripeness, so they’re full of big, sweet, juicy tomato flavor. This creamy pasta recipe uses two kinds of canned tomatoes—crushed (or diced would be OK in a pinch) and canned tomato sauce. As you’ll see, together, they give this creamy tomato sauce recipe just the right texture. OK, so two types of canned tomatoes. But what else is in this pasta with tomato cream sauce recipe? You’ll need:
- Olive oil
- Your favorite pasta
- Fresh basil
- Heavy cream
- Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
How To Make Tomato Cream Sauce
This smooth and creamy pink sauce recipe is a breeze to make. Here’s how fast and simple it can be to make your pasta wishes poof into pasta reality:
- Simmer the canned tomatoes, oil, basil and salt for 20 minutes, or until the mixture looks nicely thick and saucy.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta.
- Stir the cream, parmesan cheese and cooked pasta into the tomato sauce and let the whole mixture simmer til it comes together into one gloriously creamy pasta potful.
- Serve! If you want to make it a little dressy, top it with fresh arugula, fresh cherry tomatoes—but it’ll be good without those things, too. Extra Parm to finish, though, is non-negotiable!
More Recipes for Pasta With Tomato Sauce
Give the people what they want! And what they want is pasta with tomato sauce for dinner. Every night. No exceptions.
- Meatballs with Tomato Sauce
- Three Ingredient Tomato Sauce
- Easy Vodka Sauce
- Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta (OK, OK, not technically tomato sauce, but it’s red and creamy and it’ll hit the spot. Promise.)
Tools You’ll Need
- Large, non-reactive saucepan.
- Large stock pot.
- Colander.
- Can opener.
Every Night Is Pasta Night!
And nobody is complaining! Lately, we’ve been leaning hard on the ease and comfort of simple pastas like this creamy tomato pasta. You too? If you make this recipe, we’d love to hear about it! Share a photo and tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper so that we can see it. Happy eating!
