Spicy Creamy Tomato Sauce

4.50 (22)
⏱ 50 mins 🍽 ['4', '4 cups'] 🌶 italian

This Italian sauce delivers a wonderful balance of creamy richness and gentle heat. It starts with a base of softened onion and garlic, simmered with diced tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and a touch of sugar. Fresh basil and minced red chilli are stirred in before the mascarpone cheese is folded through off the heat, creating a luxurious and velvety texture perfect for coating pasta. The entire process takes about 50 minutes to complete.

Spicy Creamy Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large red onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 red chile pepper, seeded and minced
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 0.66666668653488 cup mascarpone cheese

Method

  1. Warm the olive oil in a skillet and cook the chopped onion until it is soft and translucent, which should take about 5 minutes.
  2. Mix in the crushed garlic and continue to cook for 1 more minute.
  3. Add the canned diced tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and white sugar to the skillet. Cook this mixture for 10 minutes, giving it an occasional stir.
  4. Stir through the chopped fresh basil, minced red chile pepper, salt and ground black pepper. Continue cooking for a further 10 minutes.
  5. Take the skillet off the heat and fold in the mascarpone cheese until it is fully incorporated and the sauce is creamy.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories287 kcal
Fat24 g
Sugars8 g
Protein5 g
Sodium480 mg

Recipe details

Cuisineitalian
AuthorANGIBEAN