**A Culinary Journey Through Quick and Easy Pasta Sauces: Unraveling a Symphony of Flavors**
Pasta, a versatile culinary canvas, invites a myriad of delectable sauces to elevate it from a simple dish to a symphony of flavors. This article presents a curated collection of quick and easy pasta sauce recipes, each promising a unique taste experience. From the classic tomato sauce, a cornerstone of Italian cuisine, to the creamy Alfredo sauce, a rich and luxurious indulgence, these recipes cater to diverse palates and culinary preferences.
For those seeking a burst of freshness, the vibrant pesto sauce, crafted from basil, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese, offers a herbaceous and aromatic delight. Alternatively, the tangy and spicy arrabbiata sauce, featuring tomatoes, garlic, and chili peppers, ignites the taste buds with its fiery charm.
For a creamy and comforting embrace, the carbonara sauce, a Roman specialty, combines eggs, Parmesan cheese, and pancetta to create a velvety and indulgent coating for your pasta. The puttanesca sauce, a captivating blend of tomatoes, olives, capers, and anchovies, brings a salty and briny essence to the table.
Lastly, the versatile vodka sauce, a contemporary classic, fuses vodka, tomatoes, and cream to create a rich and flavorful sauce that adds a touch of sophistication to your pasta dish. With these quick and easy pasta sauce recipes at your fingertips, transform your ordinary pasta into an extraordinary culinary adventure. Embark on this delectable journey and discover the perfect sauce to tantalize your taste buds and create unforgettable mealtime memories.
QUICK PASTA SAUCE
This is a quick and easy recipe.
Provided by LIAROSE
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Vegetarian
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium heat, saute garlic in oil until tender, 2 minutes. Stir in basil and crushed tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly thickened. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.4 calories, Carbohydrate 10.2 g, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 172.9 mg
QUICK PASTA WITH SALMON AND TOMATOES IN CREAM SAUCE
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat while spaghetti is cooking and cook salmon and garlic until salmon is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and basil, season with salt and pepper, and cook for 3 minutes. Pour in cream and simmer over low heat until flavors are well combined and salmon is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve sauce over cooked pasta.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 465.6 calories, Carbohydrate 59.7 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 19.7 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 66.9 mg, Sugar 4 g
QUICK & EASY MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE WITH PASTA
So fast its ready by the time the water boils and pasta cooks. This is a very tasty cream sauce that isn't murder on the waistline. Its amazingly customizable with adding in fresh veggies, coooked shrimp or chicken... sure to be a regular on your busy weeknight menus.
Provided by Meghan
Categories Weeknight
Time 20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Set water for cooking pasta on to boil. Cook pasta for time indicated on box, drain.
- While boiling water and cooking pasta, bring olive oil to heat over medium high in sauce pan.
- Add in onion, sautee for 5 minutes or until soft, add in garlic and continue to sautee for 2 more minutes.
- Stir in sour cream, can of soup, broth (or wine), worchestershire and pepper, stir until smooth. Reduce heat to medium and bring to simmer.
- When sauce is thickened to your liking, stir in parmesan cheese then combine with the cooked, drained pasta.
QUICK, EASY, CREAMY, TOMATO PASTA SAUCE
A delicious and simple tomato pasta sauce which I've been using for years and is the first one I taught my kids how to make. The fresh garlic at the end, uncooked, is what makes it really tasty. I hesitate to post it because the cream will curdle if the heat is too high. It sometimes takes a couple of times before you get the feel of how much heat it will take. It will still taste ok, but won't look really yummy. Do remember to dilute the paste with water first. Very important. All quantities are flexible. Substituting with milk or garlic powder will absolutely not work.
Provided by Jangomango
Categories Sauces
Time 10m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat a saute pan on medium heat.
- Pour in the olive oil.
- Stir the tomato paste gently into the oil.
- It may not completely mix just yet.
- (Don't get the heat too high).
- Add the cream and stir into the tomato mixture.
- Heat it gently so that it almost starts to simmer.
- At this point it is done.
- Add the crushed garlic and fresh ground pepper.
- Serve immediately over or in your pasta, and garnish with lots of fresh chopped basil.
DELICIOUS QUICK PASTA & SAUCE
Quick, easy, kids like it--tomato sauce, fresh basil, cheese. I made this for the first time tonight, have been neglecting the groceries. I made this from what I had in the kitchen. It was delicious, my 4 year old liked it too!
Provided by Er Be3
Categories Cheese
Time 30m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Add onion sauté until fragrant (2-3 minutes).
- Add garlic, cook 3-4 minutes more, stirring often to prevent browning.
- Add tomato sauce and dry spices.
- Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat, add cheeses, stir gently until melted.
- Add basil.
- Pour over prepared pasta, toss to coat.
- Top with parmesan cheese.
- Serve with hot bread.
QUICK SEAFOOD PASTA WITH SHRIMP IN PINK CREAM SAUCE
This is a quick and easy seafood pasta recipe with shrimp in a cream sauce. I came up with it the other day when I had unexpected dinner guests and only had some frozen shrimp in the freezer. It came out so good that it is now one of my go-to recipes.
Provided by nch
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta Shrimp
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Cook fettuccine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes. Drain.
- Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir wine and tomato paste together in a small bowl; add to the saucepan. Simmer over low heat until sauce starts to thicken, about 10 minutes. Stir shrimp into the sauce. Cook until shrimp are pink, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove about 2/3 of the shrimp with a slotted spoon and put in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until pureed. Return pureed shrimp to the saucepan and stir in heavy cream. Heat until warm, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with the fettuccine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 928.5 calories, Carbohydrate 89.2 g, Cholesterol 340.4 mg, Fat 39.6 g, Fiber 4.4 g, Protein 44.8 g, SaturatedFat 16.5 g, Sodium 464.6 mg, Sugar 6 g
QUICK BOWTIE PASTA WITH TOMATO AND ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE RECIPE - (4.4/5)
Provided by á-175897
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, red pepper flakes, sun-dried tomatoes, and roasted peppers and cook until the garlic is aromatic, about 1 minute. Crush the tomatoes through your fingers into the pot; stir in their juices, sugar, the 1 teaspoon salt, and season with pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove the sauce from the heat, stir in the herbs, cover, and set aside for about 10 minutes for the flavors to come together. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat. Salt the water generously, add the pasta, and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain, saving about 1/2 cup of the pasta water. Before serving, add the vinegar to the sauce. Add the drained pasta to the tomato sauce and toss. Thin with a little pasta water, if needed. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Divide among 4 warm serving bowls. Pass the grated cheese, if desired, at the table. Copyright 2005 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved.
QUICK PENNE PASTA WITH CHICKEN TOMATO SAUCE
A quick tasty supper, serve with crusty rolls and a green salad. For entry into Ready, Set, cook #3 contest.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package instructions, al dente, adding olive oil to cooking water.
- Drain and keep warm.
- Combine ground chicken, cumin, salt and pepper until well mixed.
- In a non stick frypan, scramble fry chicken mixture, until no longer pink and cooked through.
- Remove from pan to drain on paper towel.
- Drain any fat from pan and wipe out with a paper towel.
- Return chicken mixture to frypan, add red pepper strips, horseradish, tomato sauce and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
- Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes.
- Place penne pasta in warmed pasta bowl, pour tomato/chicken mixture over, gently mix together.
- Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese and toasted pine nuts over pasta mixture.
- Serve immediately.
QUICK EASY SICILIAN PASTA SAUCE
My family is Sicilian. Old world style cooking is so simple but with amazing results. The flavors this recipe has will amaze you. Nothing beats fresh ingredients.
Provided by Simply Shirley
Categories European
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Peel Tomatoes, place in a roasting pan. Drizzle with oil, season with salt, pepper and sugar. Throw in oven at 450 degrees for 5-6 minutes or place on roasting pan and cook on grill.
- Dice garlic small and roast in frying pan.
- Chop Fresh Basil.
- Once Tomatoes are roasted they need to be blended. You can use a good old fashioned blender or food processor. Try not to over blend. Tomato sauce should be liquid but not blended until foamy.
- Add blended tomatoes to the pan of roasted garlic, bring to a simmer. Add chopped basil, stir.
- Add sugar and/or salt to taste. Serve over angel hair pasta or whichever kind you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79, Fat 3.8, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 591.1, Carbohydrate 11.2, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 8, Protein 1.8
QUICK AND EASY CLAM SAUCE FOR PASTA
In as long as it takes to cook the pasta, dinner is ready. This is a good recipe to have on hand for emergencies. Cook time does not reflect the time it takes to cook the pasta.
Provided by Normaone
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Saute onion and garlic in butter.
- Blend in flour.
- Drain clams and reserve juices. Add minced clams and milk to the onion and garlic.
- Simmer 10 minutes, season with salt and pepper to taste.
- If you desire a thicker sauce, make a slurry of cornstarch and milk.
- Add a little at a time to the sauce, stirring, until the desired thickness. Use the reserved clam juices to thin the sauce if need be.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta al dente in boiling salted water.
- Serve sauce over pasta.
- Top with parsley.
- Pass grated Parmesan.
MOM'S QUICK PASTA SAUCE
This is my mom's incredible (well, to everyone that's tried it) spaghetti sauce that I use for most of my Italian-style dishes. Add herbs and extra water as you prefer or to suit the occasion. Serve over your favorite pasta, or use as a lasagna sauce.
Provided by Sister
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet cook ground beef. Mix in the tomato paste, tomato sauce, onion soup mix, water, basil, garlic, oregano, salt, and ground black pepper.
- Simmer until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Cholesterol 56.8 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 16.3 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 1129.9 mg, Sugar 7.6 g
QUICK PASTA WITH GROUND BEEF, PINEAPPLE, AND CURRY-CREAM SAUCE
This is one of my favorite quick and easy pasta recipes that my kids love. It's ready in less than 30 minutes and tastes great! You can use any pasta you like, but I prefer short noodles like penne or rigatoni.
Provided by kiki
Categories Main Dish Recipes Pasta
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground beef until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Add pineapple and leek and cook over high heat for 5 minutes. Pour in a few tablespoons of the pineapple juice. Season with curry, chicken granules, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in ketchup and tomato paste and mix well. Cover skillet and simmer sauce over low heat for 5 to 8 minutes. Add more pineapple juice if sauce appears dry. Pour in cream and mix with drained penne.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 907.2 calories, Carbohydrate 115.8 g, Cholesterol 114.6 mg, Fat 37.3 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 32.9 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Sodium 746.7 mg, Sugar 28.1 g
COLD QUICK AND EASY PASTA SAUCE
Make and share this Cold Quick and Easy Pasta Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by jaynine
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients (except cheese) in a bowl, and toss to combine.
- Cook pasta, toss with sauce, sprinkle with cheese.
Tips:
- Use ripe tomatoes: The riper the tomatoes, the sweeter and more flavorful your sauce will be. If you can, use homegrown or farmer's market tomatoes.
- Roast your tomatoes: Roasting tomatoes intensifies their flavor and makes them even sweeter. If you have time, roast your tomatoes before making the sauce.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices: Don't be afraid to experiment with different herbs and spices to flavor your sauce. Some good options include basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic, and red pepper flakes.
- Simmer your sauce for a while: The longer you simmer your sauce, the more time the flavors will have to meld together. Simmer your sauce for at least 30 minutes, or even longer if you have time.
- Taste your sauce and adjust the seasonings as needed: Every tomato is different, so you may need to adjust the seasonings in your sauce to taste. Add more salt, pepper, or herbs as needed.
Conclusion:
Making a quick and easy pasta sauce is a great way to save time and money. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make a delicious sauce that will rival anything you can get from a jar. So next time you're short on time, don't reach for a jar of sauce. Make your own quick and easy pasta sauce instead. You'll be glad you did!
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