How to Cook Yummy Creamy Tomato Pasta

Creamy Tomato Pasta.

You can cook Creamy Tomato Pasta using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Creamy Tomato Pasta

1. It’s 1 of whole box of noodles (any kind, I use rigatoni or shells).
2. Prepare 1/3 of medium sized yellow onion (minced).
3. It’s 3 of large cloves of garlic (minced).
4. You need 1 cup of whipping cream.
5. It’s 1 1/2 tbsp of tomato paste.
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon of paprika.
7. It’s of Red pepper flakes.
8. It’s 1 tbsp of salted butter.
9. Prepare 1/2 cup of pasta water.
10. Prepare of Salt and pepper for taste.

Creamy Tomato Pasta instructions

1. In a large pot, fill up about half way with water (salted) to a boil. Add noodles and cook until al dente.
2. While pasta cooks, mince the onion and garlic. In a large pan, add a drizzle of olive or grapeseed oil..
3. When pasta is finished, reserve pasta water in a measuring cup and set aside, then drain you pasta..
4. Turn pan on to medium high heat and add your garlic and onion. Cook for 4-5 minutes until onion is translucent..
5. Add tomato paste to the pan and saute with onions and garlic for about 1 minute until they are well mixed together. Careful not to burn the paste..
6. Turn down heat to medium low and stir in the whipping cream. Add the paprika and how ever much red pepper you would like (I like spicy so I am typically generous with the redpepper).
7. Add the butter to the sauce and mix until melted. Add the pasta to the pan and mix well so all the pasta is coated. Add pasta water to loosen the sauce. ENJOY!.