4.9 from 45 votes
Easy Pink Sauce Pasta
This 30-minute pink sauce pasta recipe has an irresistibly silky tomato and cream sauce! Everyday ingredients are elevated in this pasta dish, and it's a total showstopper.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 578 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked pasta rigatoni or penne preferred
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 small onion chopped finely
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup tomato paste see note
- 1 cup heavy/whipping cream
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil a large, salted pot of water and cook your pasta al dente according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, add the oil and butter to a skillet over medium heat. Once melted, add the onion and Italian seasoning. Sauté the onion for 5-7 minutes or until softened and lightly browned.
- Stir in the garlic, then add the wine and let it bubble for about 30 seconds.
- Stir in the tomato paste and cream until smooth. Let the sauce bubble for about 5 minutes or until thickened up a bit.
- Take the skillet off the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese.
- If the sauce has become too thick, thin it with a little bit of the hot pasta water prior to draining it. Drain the cooked pasta, add it to the skillet, and toss. Season with salt & pepper as needed and serve immediately.
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Notes
- If you're feeding four hungry people who will eat more than 2 oz pasta each and no side dishes, I recommend doubling the recipe.
- Use quality tomato paste! For this dish, I use the kind sold in the tubes (DeLallo and Mutti both make great ones).
- I don't recommend subbing the cream for something lower fat as it may curdle due to the acidity of the tomatoes, and you will end up with a thinner and more watery sauce.
- You will have the best results if you buy a block of parmesan cheese and grate it yourself.
Nutrition Information
Calories
578kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
93mg
(31%)
Sodium
414mg
(17%)
Potassium
405mg
(12%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
1410IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
177mg
(18%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 578
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 578kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 93mg | 31% |
| Sodium | 414mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 405mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1410IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 177mg | 18% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.