As sophiscated as it sounds, this easy Tomato Basil Cream Sauce is perfect for anyone who wants a quick yet delicious meal. Simply drizzle some sauce over your favorite pasta or cook your favorite pasta in it and you are ready to go! Oh, please don’t forget the parmesan cheese!
Pasta with tomato sauce is probably one of my family’s favorite go-to meals. I have not come across a kid who does not like a simple tomato sauce with pasta. It is delicious, easy and most importantly, quick. Not only that, there are so many ways to spice up an easy tomato sauce.
Whenever I ran out of cooking ideas, I usually opt for this meal because of its simplicity. Additionally, I only have a few dishes to wash after that, which is definitely a bonus for me. This meal saves you precious time. I enjoy cooking and it is a joy to nourish my family. However, I do not necessary want to spend hours every day in the kitchen, since I have other commiments as well such as kids and I believe that you are busy too!
I have tried many brands of tomato sauce and some tomato sauce recipes. I did find some good ones. However, we never found something which we really like. So I decided to experiment with this Tomato Basil Cream Sauce recipe and it turned out to be a hit. My family loves it.
Tips for making Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
Butter: As most of you should know by now, from my older posts (for example this butter cookie recipe and this organic cookie recipe) that I use a good amount of butter in my kitchen. You can also use other oils for this recipe, it is just my personal preference because a good butter just bring the best out of this Tomato Basil Cream Sauce recipe.
Onion: Onion is an important ingredient in this recipe because it adds a sweet flavour to this simple sauce. However, if you do not enjoy onion, you can also skip this step.
Tomato Basil sauce: I prefer using tomato basil sauce to tomato puree for this recipe. This is because tomato basil sauce has a different yet a stronger flavour than plain tomato puree. In addition, I need less basil leaves for the sauce, which is an advantage during colder seasons, since I do not get much fresh basil leaves from my Basil plant. However, the end product does not taste the same. It is so much better!
Heavy cream: Cream and butter can be found in some of my recipes because they just enhance the taste of the dishes. Cream makes the sauce obviously creamy. It also adds a luxurious touch to the Tomato Basil Sauce.
How to make Tomato Basil Cream Sauce
Start off simply by melting butter in a pot and sautee onion cubes in the butter to bring out its sweetness. At the same time, cook pasta according to packaging. You can use any pasta of your choice.
Once the onion cubes turn translucent, add canned tomato puree or tomato basil sauce into the pot. Thereafter, add a bunch of chopped fresh basil leaves. You can feel free to add more basil leaves for more flavors. Season the sauce with salt and pepper according to taste.
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Shortly, before turning off the heat, pour heavy cream into the pot to finish the sauce. Add cooked pasta into the sauce and add pasta water as needed. In our case, we prefer having pasta and sauce seperately because each of us can decide how much they take. Just pour some sauce and spread some Parmesan cheese over pasta before serving.
To be honest, this Tomato Basil Cream Sauce recipe is so easy to make that I have had a hard time writing this blog post, as the blog post would turn out to be short and boring. Nevertheless, I would want to share this recipe because I know that others have commiments as well and they might not have time to cook. Therefore, this recipe is perfect for people who just want to quick and easy meal yet they do not want to sacrifice the taste.
I hope that you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. What are some of your favorite quick meals? Tell me in the comment section below and tag #chenguins on social media, so that I can see your creations as well.
Until next time & einen guten Appetit!
Greetings from the Black Forest,
Pia
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Tomato Basil Cream Sauce for Pasta
Ingredients you need
- 20 g Butter
- 1 Onion diced
- 300 g Tomato Basil Sauce or Tomato Puree
- 1 bunch of fresh Basil leaves chopped
- Salt according to taste
- 1 pinch of Pepper
- 30 g Heavy Cream
- 350 g Pasta of choice
Directions
- Melt butter in a pot over a medium heat. At the same time, cook your favorite pasta according to packaging.
- Add diced onions and cook them in butter until they turn translucent.
- Once done, add tomato basil sauce or tomato puree into the pot.
- After a few minutes. add chopped basil leaves to sauce and simmers for another few minutes. Season the sauce with some salt and pepper according to your taste.
- Shortly before turning off the stove, finish the sauce by adding heavy cream to tomato basil sauce. This would enhance the taste of it.
- Add pasta to sauce in the pot or serve it on top of your favorite pasta or cook pasta with sauce. Spread some Parmesan cheese and serve the meal hot!
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