Description
Easy Creamy Garlic Tomato Pasta made with cherry tomatoes, garlic, cream, and rigatoni for a rich one-pot comfort dish.
Ingredients
8 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon chili flakes
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 cups heavy cream (or alt milk)
1 tablespoon flour
1/2 cup chopped parsley
8 oz rigatoni pasta, cooked al dente
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sugar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Freshly grated Parmesan, optional
Instructions
1. Mince garlic and halve cherry tomatoes.
2. Heat olive oil in a large pan. Add garlic and 1/2 tsp salt. Sauté until golden, 5 minutes.
3. Add cherry tomatoes and 1/2 tsp salt. Cook 10–15 minutes until soft.
4. Deglaze with white wine, simmer 5 minutes. Stir in chili flakes and tomato paste.
5. Pour in cream. Whisk flour with water to make a slurry, stir into sauce. Simmer 5–10 minutes.
6. Stir in parsley, smoked paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
7. Add rigatoni, simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and rest 5 minutes.
8. Garnish with Parmesan and parsley.
Notes
Replace wine with stock if preferred. Add shrimp or chicken for protein. Use coconut cream and nutritional yeast for a dairy-free option.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: One-Pot
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 620
- Fat: 28
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0.3
- Carbohydrates: 56
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 16
- Cholesterol: 85