Creamy tomato pasta with half and half
When the shelf is bare but for half and half, reach for pasta and canned tomatoes to build a warm, weeknight sauce. The cream mellows the acidity and turns a simple tomato base into something you want to eat right now.
About 730 calories a serving, 21 g protein, 99 g carbohydrate, 28 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- one 14.5 oz can canned tomatoes
From your shelf
- 1 cup Land O Lakes rich & creamy lowfat half and half
Staples
- 8 oz pasta
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add 8 oz pasta; cook until just shy of tender, then reserve 1 cup pasta water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, melt 2 tablespoons butter in a wide skillet over medium heat, then add 2 minced garlic cloves and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Pour in one 14.5 oz can tomatoes with their juice, breaking them up with a spoon, and simmer until the sauce darkens slightly, about 3 minutes.
- Stir in 1 cup half and half and warm through, then taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the drained pasta to the skillet along with 1/4 cup reserved pasta water, toss gently, and add more pasta water a splash at a time if the sauce seems thick.
Note Swap canned tomatoes for jarred roasted red peppers for a milder sauce. Leftovers keep covered in the fridge for two days and thin with a little water when reheating. Serve with crusty bread to soak up the sauce or a handful of grated cheese if you have it.
On the label
MILK, CREAM, CONTAINS 1.5% OR LESS OF: WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM CITRATE, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, COLOR ADDED*, *INGREDIENT NOT FOUND IN REGULAR HALF AND HALF
Land O Lakes, cream, serving 30 MLT, package 1 qt. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as half and half. Half of it left? Use up the half and half.