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The Best Creamy Tomato Sauce

By Kate Morgan Jackson

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This easy one pot recipe makes the best creamy tomato pasta sauce ever, turning a simple pasta supper into a luscious silky treat!

best creamy tomato sauce

I have another recipe on the blog called The Best Tomato Sauce In The World, and while I wish I could say I invented it, I didn’t.

Nope, that was the incredible Marcella Hazan, and it’s one of only a handful of recipes that I didn’t come up with on my own, and it’s practically perfect in every way. Three ingredients, one outstanding pasta sauce.

So why do I need another?

I needed cheese. And sure, I could (and do) always sprinkle Parmesan on my pasta, but I wanted cheese IN the sauce. Because, CHEESE.

Speaking of cheese, we are training our sweet Winnie dog with an emergency recall word, for any situation (that will hopefully never come up) where if we call her with that word she will drop everything and run straight to us.

Here’s how this works: you pick a word that you only use in this situation, and that doesn’t sound like her name or any of the other words she hears on a regular basis (like Come, Sit, WhoIsTheBestGirl, etc).

Our word is Homebase. Then for a couple of weeks you give her a high value treat that she only gets when she hears that word, and you give her bits of that treat while saying The Word for a couple of weeks until she knows Homebase = Amazing Treat.

Our high value treat? Cheese sticks. It’s something we can pop in our pocket while we are off on a walk, and when she gets a piece of a cheese stick she is the happiest dog on the planet (I can relate).

However, I also like cheese sticks, and the downside of this plan is that Winnie can now hear a cheese stick wrapper from two states away.

This week she was downstairs. I was upstairs in the library, with the door mostly closed, and I silently opened my cheese stick.

Ten seconds later…

cheese hound

She didn’t get any, because it was mine, and so then this drama happened on the Southern daughter’s lap.

(I am not allowed to show the Southern daughter’s head when her hair isn’t washed.)

Bless you if you have hung in this long, but my point is, cheese is beloved, and so I set out to make a creamy, cheesy version of my favorite sauce.

How do you make creamy pasta sauce from scratch?

It’s ridiculously easy! Put a couple of cups of heavy cream in a medium pot along with a chopped sweet onion, a cup of white wine, two tablespoons of butter, 18 ounces of chopped tomatoes and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

Let it simmer away for a half our and then puree it in a blender (or even better with your immersion blender).

Stir in a half cup of grated Parmesan cheese, give it a taste, add more salt and pepper if it needs it, and voila!

The best creamy tomato sauce in the world, silky and cheesy and ready for your pasta!

best creamy tomato sauce

Happy happy sigh.

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The Best Creamy Tomato Sauce


  • Author: Kate Morgan Jackson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Diet: Vegetarian
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This easy one pot recipe makes the best creamy tomato pasta sauce ever, turning a simple pasta supper into a luscious silky treat!


Ingredients

  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 sweet onion, peeled and chopped
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 14 ounce cans chopped tomatoes, drained
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • ½ cup Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Put the everything but the Parmesan cheese into a medium pot, bring to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes, stirring every once in a while.
  2. Puree the sauce in a blender or with an immersion blender. Stir in the Parmesan, taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
  3. And, you’re done!  This is enough for 12-16 ounces of pasta, or about 4 to 6 people.

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Kate Morgan Jackson

Hi there!  I’m Kate, and I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover.  I started Framed Cooks in 2009, and my mission is to create and share family-friendly recipes that make cooking both easy and fun…yes, I said FUN!  My kitchen is my happy place, and I want yours to be that place too.  And if you make this recipe, I would love you to tag @FramedCooks on Instagram so I can see the deliciousness!as seen in logos

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Published on March 28, 2021

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  1. Theresa M Murphy says

    March 30, 2021 at 8:01 am

    One of my cats and the dog are big fans of cheese. And not just the cheese sticks. They will come running from wherever they are in the house when they hear that wrapper being opened, whether from a block I am getting ready to grate or the stick. And I HAVE to share or I will be tripping over critters while trying to cook. They don’t leave till they get some. But I can relate. Cheese is the best! And this sauce sounds perfect for all the cozy pasta dishes. And I am thinking if I add some herbs and a bit of tomato paste to it to thicken it up just a smidge, I can use it as pizza sauce. Because pizza can always use more cheese. :)

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    • Kate Morgan Jackson says

      March 30, 2021 at 8:18 pm

      So far we have only had to deal with the cheese stick wrapper, but I’m sure the other wrappers can’t be far behind! Luckily my daughter has taught her that the word “Skeedaddle!” means no more begging, and it’s actually working. FOR NOW! Also….pizza sauce, yes!! Fabulous idea, as usual. :) xo

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  2. Susan says

    March 31, 2021 at 6:38 pm

    Hi Has anyone made it without the wine?

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    • Kate Morgan Jackson says

      April 1, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      Hi Susan! You can substitute chicken broth for the wine and it will come out just fine. Happy cooking! :)

      Reply

Hi, I’m Kate! I’m a recipe writer, food photographer and devoted bacon lover. I’m so glad you’re here!

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