Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce

Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce

by Julie
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Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce is the sauce for red sauce haters like me!  It’s a perfect replacement for marinara or spaghetti sauce.

Okay, maybe “hate” is too strong a word.  I’ve just never been a fan of spaghetti or any dish that’s accompanied by a traditional red sauce.  I much prefer something creamy and rich like Alfredo sauce.  So this sauce is kind of a compromise.  And I’m totally here for it.

Having undertaken the low-carb life over the last few years, I don’t often have pasta.  Maybe just as an occasional treat.  But this is still a good sauce to use for pasta alternatives like zoodles (zucchini “noodles), cauliflower rice, or shiritaki noodles.  But if you don’t follow low-carb livin’, then eat that pasta to your heart’s content!  When I do have pasta, I prefer a pasta shape that holds onto the sauce, like rotini.

Whatever you decide to serve it with, it’ll be delicious.  Top it with some freshly grated parmesan and you’ll be in heaven!  Any leftover sauce can easily be frozen.  Maybe try it on pizza next time!

Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce comes from a cookbook called Worldwide Ward Cookbook.  It’s been a while since I’ve tried any new recipes from there but I did recently post a sweet treat recipe from that book.  It’s full of tried and true recipes, so it might be worth snagging a copy!

Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce

Creamy Italian Tomato Sauce is the sauce for red sauce haters like me! It's a perfect replacement for marinara or spaghetti sauce.
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Ingredients
  • 2 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 1 Tbsp. dried basil
  • pinch of red pepper flakes
  • 3 medium onions, chopped
  • 1 tsp. minced garlic
  • dash salt
  • 3 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 7 ounces Gouda cheese
  • 1 pint heavy cream
Directions
Step 1
Heat olive oil and butter in large pot over medium to medium-high heat. Add basil, red pepper flakes, onion, garlic, and salt and cook until onion is tender.
Step 2
Add tomato sauce and simmer over medium heat for at least 20 minutes.
Step 3
Cut Gouda cheese into chunks and add to sauce, stirring until melted. Add heavy cream and remove from heat, stirring until well combined.
Step 4
Serve over pasta and top with grated Parmesan cheese.

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