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Complete creamy tomato sauce with spaghetti and chicken breast on a white and blue plate
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Creamy Tomato Sauce for Pasta Recipe

A quick and flavourful creamy tomato sauce with spaghetti
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Author: Edinam

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 3 medium tomatoes chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns crushed
  • 120 millilitres cooking cream
  • 120 millilitres chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • lemon basil

Instructions

  • Cover a pan with some olive oil and fry onions and garlic in it.
  • Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, and black pepper and cook for about 2 minutes.
  • Add chicken broth and then simmer for a further 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.
  • Add salt to taste and then add cooking cream, lemon basil, let simmer for about 4-5 minutes and then take pan off the stove.
  • Cook spaghetti according to instructions but about 1-2 minutes shy of recommended cooking time.
  • Add spaghetti to the pan with the sauce and add a small ladle of the pasta water.
  • Over low heat, stir to combine everything.
  • Serve hot with chopped parsley, grated cheese and a protein of choice.

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Notes

  1. When boiling the spaghetti or any other pasta, be sure not to cook for the entire cooking time as stated on the packaging. The pasta will continue cooking once in the sauce.
  2. If you find that your sauce is too thick, you can thin it out with stock, broth or water. Remember that you will also add some of the starchy pasta water to the sauce.