Creamy Pink Sauce Pasta
Pink Sauce pasta is super easy to make and perfect for those hectic weeknights. Just cook your favorite pasta, whip up the creamy pink sauce with some tomato sauce, tomato pasta, heavy cream, seasoning, and a sprinkle of Parmesan, and voila! Dinner is served. It’s kid-approved and guaranteed to make your evening a little less chaotic.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 384kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz dried penne pasta or other tublar shape you like
- 2 TB tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon grated garlic or one frozen garlic cube
- 2 cans tomato sauce total 30oz
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese (plus more for topping if desired)
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt the pasta water and then cook the pasta according to package directions. When pasta is cooked to al dente, drain and
- While the pasta cooks, add the tomato paste and garlic to a large straight sided saute pan and cook for about 2 minutes over medium heat. Then add the tomato sauce and stir for another 2-3 minutes. Next add the sugar and stir to combine.
- Let the sauce come to a simmer and then add the heavy cream and stir together. Bring the mixture to a low boil and add in the salt (to taste).
- Turn off the heat and stir in the parmesan cheese and add the butter, stirring until it's melted and incorporated into the sauce.
- Add the cooked pasta to the sauce, mixing until all the pasta is fully coated. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- I suggest using penne pasta, but you can also use any other tubular pasta. Stay away from flat pastas like farfalle or tiny pastas like elbows, because the pasta sauce will just fall off.
- If you want to make this sauce in advance, you can. Store just the sauce in a glass jar, then warm through when ready to serve. I don't suggest mixing the pasta and the sauce until you are ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 1206mg | Potassium: 708mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1305IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 3mg
