Creamy Tomato Pasta
with a Tomato & Mascarpone Sauce
Comfort food at its finest! Adding mascarpone and parmigiano reggiano to traditional marinara makes for a delicious pasta sauce. It’s definitely an indulgent dish, but we all deserve a treat every once in a while!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Pasta, Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 sweet onion, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsps double concentrated tomato purée
- 2 x 400 g tin of good-quality crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp sugar, optional
- 200 g mascarpone
- 60 g parmigiano reggiano
- 600 g dried pasta
Instructions
- Heat a splash of extra-virgin olive oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and season with sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high. Add the tomato purée and cook, stirring constantly, until it begins to darken, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and sugar, if using. Fill 1 tin with water and add it to the sauce.
- Season with sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper and stir to combine. Bring the sauce to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Add the mascarpone and stir to combine. Simmer, covered, for 5 minutes.
- Add the parmigiano reggiano and fresh basil and remove the saucepan from the heat. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
- To serve: cook your pasta in salted boiling water. Transfer the cooked pasta the sauce. Add a splash of the pasta cooking water and toss until the sauce nicely coats the pasta. Enjoy!
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