Pasta in Tomato-Cream Sauce Cook the pasta according to the package directions. "This pasta with tomato cream sauce is a less guilty way to get your creamy pasta fix!" Tomato cream sauce - a healthier creamy pasta! This is the first recipe I've made for my website after being away for almost a month, firstly on the annual RecipeTin Family trip to Japan, followed shortly thereafter by a trip with friends to New Zealand. The tomato cream sauce, or sauce tomate à la crème, is rich and luxurious.

Ingredients of Pasta in Tomato-Cream Sauce

  1. Prepare 1 packet of pasta elbow.
  2. You need 1 jar of garlic sauce barilla roasted napoletana.
  3. It's 4 cloves of garlic.
  4. You need 1 of white onion , diced fine.
  5. Prepare 1/2 of chicken bouillon cube , crumbled.
  6. It's 1/4 Teaspoon of cinnamon ground.
  7. You need 1 of beef sausage hillshire farm ' s summer , cubed.
  8. Prepare 1 Cup of button mushrooms , sliced.
  9. It's 1 Pinch of rosemary dry.
  10. Prepare 1/2 Teaspoon of basil dried.
  11. It's 1/2 Teaspoon of marjoram dried.
  12. You need 1/4 Teaspoon of cumin seeds.
  13. You need 1 Cup of cream double.
  14. Prepare of salt.
  15. Prepare of black pepper freshly cracked.
  16. Prepare of olive oil.

Pasta in Tomato-Cream Sauce step by step

  1. Prepare the pasta according to package directions till al-dente. drain when done, and set aside..
  2. While the pasta is cooking, prep the rets of the ingredients. cube the sausage, dice the onions and garlic and slice the mushrooms..
  3. In a non-stick vessel, heat the olive oil. add the cubed sausage to the oil and sautee. the sausages will release their fats into the pan, and shrink in size..
  4. Remove the sausage into a separate dish and set aside. add cumin seeds into the vessel on the stove..
  5. When the seeds splutter, add the garlic to the pan. sautee for about a minute..
  6. Next, add the diced onion and sautee till it turns translucent..
  7. Add the crumbled bouillon cube and ground cinnamon. stir well to combine..
  8. When the onion starts to caramelise to a light golden, add the mushrooms and sautee till they release their liquids into the pan and shrink..
  9. Cook them off for a bit, till the liquids reduce by about half, and then add in the previously seared sausage pieces. stir well..
  10. Add the jar of pasta sauce to the pan, and stir well to combine (you might want to add some water too if you feel its too thick)..
  11. When it starts bubbling, add the rosemary, marjoram and basil. stir to combine..
  12. Check for seasoning at this stage, and add salt (if required) and LOADS of freshly cracked black pepper..
  13. Add the cream, and mix well. the sauce will turn into a pale orange color..
  14. Add the cooked pasta to this and toss everything well so as to coat the pasta with the sauce. heat it through for about a minute and take it of the heat..
  15. Serve with a light sprinkling of grater parmesan (optional, but its pretty rich as it is!) and DIG IN!!!.

Add cooked chicken or sausage if you need a protein. Taste test, adding salt and pepper as you go. Tomato Cream Sauce is the perfect pasta sauce recipe to use when you want a little change from traditional marinara, but not a lot of extra work. It is SO easy to make. This recipe is made from your favorite jarred marinara sauce mixed with cream, milk, onions, garlic and spices.

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