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Finished creamy tomato pasta in a skillet, topped with grated cheese, parsley, and roasted cherry tomatoes.

Creamy Tomato Pasta

This quick and easy creamy tomato pasta is a go-to weeknight dinner that Max loves. With simple ingredients like pasta, tomatoes, garlic, and cream, you can have a rich, flavorful dish in less than 20 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Calories: 400
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 12 oz Pasta - Any pasta type penne, spaghetti
  • 1 can(14.5 oz) Canned Tomatoes - Good quality diced or crushed
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream - For creamy texture
  • 4 cloves Fresh Garlic - Minced
  • 2 tablespoon Olive Oil - For cooking the garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Salt - To taste
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper - To taste
  • ¼ cup Fresh Basil optional - For garnish
  • ¼ cup Parmesan Cheese optional - For garnish
  • ¼ teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes optional - For extra heat

Equipment

  • 1 Large pot (For boiling pasta)
  • 1 Medium Pan or Skillet (For making the sauce)
  • 1 Wooden spoon (For stirring)
  • 1 Cheese grater (For grating Parmesan (optional))
  • 1 Colander (For draining pasta)
  • 1 Measuring cups (For measuring liquids)

Method
 

  1. Fill a large pot with salted water and bring it to a boil
    Chopped onions, tomatoes, and a mix of cheeses in a pot, ready to be cooked into a sauce.
  2. Add pasta to boiling water and cook until just shy of done
    Cooked spaghetti being lifted from boiling water in a stainless steel pan.
  3. Sauté garlic in olive oil and add canned tomatoes
    Roasted cherry tomatoes simmering in olive oil with garlic and herbs in a skillet.
  4. Stir in cream and pasta, and adjust consistency with pasta water
    Creamy tomato pasta being lifted with a fork from a skillet, garnished with cherry tomatoes, herbs, and grated cheese.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 10gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 600mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1500IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 2.5mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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