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Pink Sauce Recipe with wide pasta noodles in a white bowl.

Pink Sauce Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course sauce
Cuisine italian-american
Servings 4
Calories 569 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 small onion finely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 pinch red pepper flakes optional
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8 ounces pasta cooked

Instructions
 

  • In a skillet over medium heat, heat the butter. Add the finely chopped onion and cook until soft, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
    Sautéing finely chopped onion and minced garlic in butter in a skillet for pink sauce.
  • Pour in the dry white wine and let it reduce for about 30 seconds. Stir in the tomato paste and heavy cream. Allow the sauce to simmer for around 5 minutes until it begins to thicken.
    Pink sauce simmering in a stainless steel saucepan.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat and mix in the grated Parmesan cheese. Season with red pepper flakes (if using) and salt and pepper to taste.
    Seasoning pink sauce with grated Parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes.
  • Serve the sauce immediately, tossing it with cooked pasta.
    Pink sauce served over wide pasta noodles in a white bowl.

Nutrition

Calories: 569kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 15gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 21gSodium: 428mgFiber: 3g
Keyword Pink Sauce
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