Spice Up Your Meal with this Blush Sauce Recipe
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 160kcal
This easy spicy blush sauce recipe takes just 50 minutes to make. It's a versatile, delicious sauce for pasta, chicken, and other family favorites.
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Ingredients
- 2 - 28 ounce cans of whole tomatoes including liquid
- 1 teaspoon each of sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 1 cup of half-and-half or cream
- 1/2 cup of basil leaves
Instructions
- Open cans of tomatoes and pour into a large bowl. Crush tomatoes into small chunks with your hands or another utensil.
- Place butter, oil, sea salt, pepper, and onion in a large skillet and cook onion over medium heat until soft.
- Add garlic and red pepper flakes to the same pan and cook until fragrant.
- Pour in crushed tomatoes from the large bowl into the same skillet. Stir to combine and simmer for about 15 minutes over medium heat.
- Add cream, stir to combine well, then simmer over medium heat for another 10 minutes.
- Stir in basil and simmer for another 5 minutes over medium heat.
- Find crushed garlic in sauce pieces and discard. (optional)
- Serve with pasta and grated cheese!
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 621mg | Potassium: 280mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 730IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 71mg | Iron: 1mg