spring hill ranch's pasta with tomato cream sauce
We started with a recipe from Ree Drummond, adjusted and added a few things, and came up with this. Her recipe as it was is really good, and we think we have done it proud with our changes. The little bites of tomato add a nice spark over just tomato sauce. You don't have to add the mushrooms and the shrimp or chicken, but they make a meal of it. We gave it 5 stars here at the ranch and have put it in our rotation.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Creamy tomato pasta is a restaurant favorite and this recipe shows how you can recreate the recipe at home. The hardest part is gathering and prepping the ingredients. The white wine tomato cream sauce is silky and fragrant. Folding in chopped basil adds a punch of its sweet and pungent flavor. We opted to add mushrooms and shrimp to add an earthy note to the pasta dinner. When presented, you'd think this dish would be heavy. While it is rich, this romantic meal is surprisingly light.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 small yellow or white onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound fresh button mushrooms, cleaned and sliced (optional)
- 1 pound chicken, boneless chicken breast or thigh meat, chopped (optional)
- 1 can tomato sauce (15 oz)
- 1 can diced tomatoes, undrained (14.5 oz)
- 1/2 cup white wine, Pinot Grigio or Gewürztraminer
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound spaghetti, fettuccine, or linguini
- 1 pound small shrimp, shelled and deveined, fresh or frozen, optional
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Asiago, Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese
- 8 - 9 - fresh basil leaves, chopped (or 1 Tbsp dried basil)
How To Make spring hill ranch's pasta with tomato cream sauce
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Step 1In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil and melt the butter. -
Step 2Once the butter stops sputtering, add the onions, garlic, and mushrooms (if using). Sauté them for a couple of minutes or so until the onions begin to soften. If you use chicken pieces, add them to the onion mixture and continue to sauté until they are about cooked through 4 or 5 minutes, and leave them in the pan.
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Step 3Pour in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, wine, salt, sugar, red pepper flakes, and pepper. Stir and cook over low heat for 25 to 30 minutes; stirring occasionally.
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Step 4While the sauce is simmering, cook the pasta according to package directions in heavily salted water. Drain and reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
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Step 5While the pasta is cooking, if you use uncooked shrimp, sauté them in a separate pan with a little butter until they are pink, about 3 minutes. Remove them from the heat, but keep them warm.
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Step 6Remove the sauce from the heat and add in the cooked shrimp.
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Step 7Stir in the cream and add the Asiago cheese.
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Step 8Add the cooked pasta and chopped basil. Toss.
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Step 9If needed, thin the sauce with some of the reserved pasta water.
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Step 10Serve immediately.
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