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Creamy Tomato Garlic Pasta

Creamy Tomato Garlic Pasta

A luxurious and quick dinner featuring a velvety pink sauce made with garlic, tomatoes, and cream, served over al dente penne pasta.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian-American
Calories: 520
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz penne pasta or similar short pasta
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter unsalted
  • 5 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese freshly grated
  • 1 tsp dried basil

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • Large Pot

Method
 

  1. Boil the pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
  2. Sauté the onion in olive oil and butter over medium heat until soft, then add minced garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Stir in the tomato paste and dried basil, cooking for 2 minutes to darken the color.
  4. Pour in the heavy cream and simmer gently for 2 minutes. Stir in the parmesan cheese until melted.
  5. Toss the cooked pasta into the sauce, adding reserved pasta water if needed to thin it out. Serve hot.

Notes

  • Use fresh parmesan for the smoothest melt.
  • Do not rinse the pasta.