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Pink Sauce for Pasta Recipe

If you're looking for a creamy pasta sauce that also imparts tomato flavor this EASY Pink Sauce for Pasta should be on your menu!
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Course: Sauce
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pink pasta sauce, pink sauce for pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 654kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 white onion chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves chopped
  • 15 ounces plain tomato sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fresh basil roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder one cube
  • 1 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • 1 cup half & half
  • 1 tablespoons parmesan cheese finely grated
  • 1 cup reserved pasta water wine or tap water

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan or skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, sauteing until soft and fragrant, approximately 4 minutes. Add the garlic, continuing to saute for 1 minute.
  • Stir in the tomato sauce, basil, chicken bouillon, sugar and salt. Simmer for 3-4 minutes or until bouillon and sugar have dissolved.
  • Tilt the saucepan to the side and using an immersion blender, blend until smooth and bits of basil remain, approximately 3-4 minutes.
  • Stir in the cream and parmesan cheese, cooking for another 2-3 minutes. When the sauce starts to simmer, remove from the heat.
  • If it needs to be thinned out, slowly add up to 1 cup of reserved pasta water, white wine or tap water.
  • If serving with pasta, toss with pasta in the pot and serve while hot.
  • If you've tried this recipe, come back and let us know how it was in the comments or ratings section.

Nutrition

Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 5051mg | Potassium: 1728mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 2845IU | Vitamin C: 40mg | Calcium: 421mg | Iron: 5mg