Course: Main Course, Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Vegetarian
Keyword: blush sauce, pasta sauce, spicy blush sauce, vegetarian recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 people
Calories: 160kcal
Author: clevelandcooking
This spicy blush sauce recipe has been a family go to sauce for years! It is delicious and comes together very quickly! A delicious blush sauce that you can make spicy or not!
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- 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
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 10 minutes over medium heat.
Find crushed garlic in sauce pieces and discard. (optional)
Serve with pasta and grated cheese!
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