Recipe: Perfect Creamy Tomato Pasta

Creamy Tomato Pasta.

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

Ingredients of Creamy Tomato Pasta

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

Creamy Tomato Pasta step by step

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!.