Quick and easy pasta dishes are usually what I make when I want something simple or don’t feel like going out to eat. I typically simmer my pasta sauces for hours, but this particular recipe is my go-to if I need a quick tomato sauce. It only takes about 10 minutes to make, not bad for a delicious pasta sauce!
This recipe is a great base for many dishes like pasta, lasagna, pizza, soups, dips, or anything you can think of that needs tomato sauce. I love my pasta sauce with lots of garlic and spice so feel free to adjust to your taste. A little bit of sugar, butter and cream are added to balance the acidity of the tomatoes. Freeze the leftover sauce or keep in the fridge for up to 4-5 days.
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Peel and roughly chop the garlic cloves.
Stir around the garlic, red pepper flakes and salt in olive oil on medium-high heat for a few minutes.
Stir in crushed tomatoes and cook for a few minutes, then add butter and cream.
Serve with pasta or anything you need tomato sauce for.
10-Minute Spicy Tomato Sauce Recipe
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes (canned or fresh)
- 6-8 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon butter
- a splash of cream or half & half
In a pot, combine olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes and salt. Turn the heat on to medium-high and stir ingredients until oil bubbles and garlic turns sweet and becomes slightly browned, about 6 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes and sugar and simmer for about 3 minutes. Turn heat off and stir in butter and cream. Taste the sauce and add more salt, pepper if needed.
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce
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This is a favorite! Thank you Wishful Chef for sharing your recipes specially the vegetarian ones. They are yummy!
Thank you 🙂 So happy you enjoy my recipes. I’ll be posting more vegetarian ones over the summer.
Barb, your tomato sauce is very pretty red…wonder is it made from the raw tomato or from the can ?
The images I took for this post are from a can of crushed tomatoes, but I’ve used raw tomatoes before and it tastes just as good!
Barb, this recipe is delicious and make very tasty pasta. Thanks for puting it up.
That’s great, I’m so happy you enjoyed the sauce!
Wow, this sauce tastes wonderful and it’s fast too, perfect for some pasta