Creamy Tomato Pasta Sauce

Submitted by Lennie

"A quick, different pasta sauce. Use whatever herbs you wish."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped fine
• 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, pureed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1⁄4 lb cream cheese

directions

1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat and cook onions for about 3 minutes or until softened.
2. Add tomatoes and spices and bring up to a boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until thickened.
4. Whisk in softened cheese until mixture is smooth and is softly bubbling.
5. Toss with cooked pasta (try penne) and serve with parmesan cheese.

Reviews

[Gee Bee]

I have been looking for a recipe like this for a very long time. I happened to search Recipezaar in a panic after a late day at the office. I had all the ingredients on hand except the pasta. However I had some frozen cheese tortellini. What a wonderfuly combo. I made the recipe exactly as documented except that I also pureed the onions. Some family members don't like onions. (If they don't see them, life is good). Thank you for submitting this really good and flavorful recipe. I can think of a number of ways I can serve this in the future.

 

[spatchcock]

This was very good--used FF cream cheese and added a few red pepper flakes just because we really happen to like it hot! The only thing was that the color freaked us out a tiny bit--we're just finicky (it's sort of pinkish). I don't know how you'd fix that! But the taste was nice! thanks for posting, lennie!

 

[Chef Pollo]

This was good. I added some sugar and salt to balance the tomatoes. It wasn't really special, but it hit the spot and I had everything on hand. Only thing, is maybe next time I may cut down the amount of cream cheese. But thanks for sharing! I'm fussy with pasta cause I lived in Italy. I just can never seem to capture their flavor...that being said I am a novice cook!

 

[Schooter]

This turned out pretty good for me. I used fresh herbs and took some suggestions and added a garlic clove, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt. Even with these additions, I found it a bit bland. Next time I will increase the spices and add a little bit of sugar.

 

[Mustang Sally 54269]

We really enjoyed this pasta sauce. We found it made way more than 4 servings so I saved 1/2 for the next batch. The amounts stated would probably be enough for approx. 20-24 oz of pasta. Very easy & tasty recipe, thanks for sharing.