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Creamy Tomato Pasta Recipe
This creamy tomato pasta is easy to make and super delicious. The flavorful sauce is made with fire-roasted tomatoes and just enough cream to make it silky and luxurious. It's the best 15-minute pasta recipe around!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 493 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 8 8 ounces dried pasta gluten-free if needed
- 1 1 tablespoon butter
- ½ ½ cup finely minced onion
- 3 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 14 14 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes
- ½ ½ cup milk
- ½ ½ cup cream
- ½ ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 1 pinch chili flakes if you like it a little spicy
- 1 1 cup grated parmesan
- sea salt and pepper to taste
- ¼ ¼ cup Torn basil leaves can use baby spinach
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain then toss with a little olive oil and set aside.
- While the pasta water is heating, begin the sauce. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Increase the heat to medium-high then add the can of tomatoes, milk, cream, Italian seasoning, and if using, the chili flakes to the pan and bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Stir in the parmesan cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the cooked pasta and the basil leaves to the pan and toss to coat in the creamy tomato sauce.
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Notes
- The pasta pictured is cavatappi.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 ½ cups
Calories
493kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
53g
(18%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
71mg
(24%)
Sodium
600mg
(25%)
Potassium
274mg
(8%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1313IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
394mg
(39%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 493
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 ½ cups | |
| Calories | 493kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 53g | 18% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 71mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 600mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 274mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1313IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 394mg | 39% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.