Simple Pink Sauce Pasta

easy dinner recipe

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Pink Sauce pasta is super easy to make and perfect for those hectic weeknights. Dinner is served. It’s kid-approved and guaranteed to make your evening a little less chaotic.

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Penne Pasta Tomato Paste Garlic Tomato Sauce Heavy Cream Sugar Parmesan Cheese Butter

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Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt the pasta water and then cook the pasta. When pasta is cooked to al dente, drain and set aside.

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While the pasta cooks, add the tomato paste and garlic to a saute pan and cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat.

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Add the tomato sauce and stir for another 2-3 minutes. Then add in the sugar and heavy cream, stir, and simmer.

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Turn off the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese and add the butter, stirring until it's melted and incorporated into the sauce.

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Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, mixing until all the pasta is fully coated. Serve and enjoy!

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While you can always use whatever pasta shape you have in your pantry, I highly suggest a tubular pasta in this recipe. There is something about the inside of the tube being able to hold lots of delicious sauce that just works really well.

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Simple Pink Sauce Pasta

Pink Sauce pasta is super easy to make and perfect for those hectic weeknights. Dinner is served. It’s kid-approved and guaranteed to make your evening a little less chaotic.

Penne Pasta Tomato Paste Garlic Tomato Sauce Heavy Cream Sugar Parmesan Cheese Butter

Ingredients

Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt the pasta water and then cook the pasta. When pasta is cooked to al dente, drain and set aside.

Step 1

While the pasta cooks, add the tomato paste and garlic to a saute pan and cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat.

Step 2

Add the tomato sauce and stir for another 2-3 minutes. Then add in the sugar and heavy cream, stir, and simmer.

Step 3

Turn off the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese and add the butter, stirring until it's melted and incorporated into the sauce.

Step 4

Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, mixing until all the pasta is fully coated. Serve and enjoy!

Step 5

While you can always use whatever pasta shape you have in your pantry, I highly suggest a tubular pasta in this recipe. There is something about the inside of the tube being able to hold lots of delicious sauce that just works really well.

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