Thursday, February 3, 2011

Tomato Cream Sauce

Ingredients:

olive oil
butter- if you're feeling naughty :-)
1 medium onion
garlic to taste
sea salt
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
1 can tomato sauce
~1 cup heavy cream

Directions:

Heat olive oil in pan. Add a smidge of butter to hot oil if desired (if you use salted butter, omit sea salt from recipe). Add onions to oil, add garlic (I used granulated garlic) and saute on medium until onions are soft. Add diced tomatoes and saute for 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low and add tomato sauce and cream. Simmer on low to medium-low heat for 15 minutes, stirring frequently.

Serve over tortellini, or toss with your favorite pasta. I like whole wheat pasta in a shape that really grabs the sauce like a rotini or fusilli.