I believe in quick meals. I think that’s old news. Here’s one of my favorite sauces ever.
It’s pink.
It’s delish. 
I love it.Now it’s time to make it in your home.
I used some store bought vegetable ravioli and topped it with this light rose sauce.
Quick.
Easy.
Done.
The Only Rose Sauce
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 2 tbls extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tbls unsalted butter
- 1 whole medium size onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cans (15 Oz. Size) tomato Sauce or your favorite marinara sauce (I like Classico or Ragu)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbls brown sugar
- 1 cup full fat milk or cream - the cream will give it a more robust texture
- ¼ cup grated grana paderno cheese, parmesan or romano
- 6 to 7 leaves of fresh basil, chiffonade - this is a fancy term for slicing the leaves thinly
- 1 package of store bought fresh pasta, I used vegetable ravioli
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and saute for a minute or so. Pour in tomato sauce and add salt, pepper, and sugar to taste.
- Stir and cook over low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Reserve ½ cup of pasta water and drain the rest.
- Set aside while you go back to your sauce.
- Remove from heat and stir in milk or cream.
- Add cheese to taste, then check seasonings.
- Stir in pasta and chopped basil and serve hot.
- Thin with pasta water before adding extra seasonings, cheese or basil if needed
Could this be any better? NO.
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Hi Lori,
Absolutely! If using salted butter, just omit salt in the recipe and adjust the taste afterwards.
Enjoy!
xo
Hi Diana,
I like your creative substitutions! So happy you enjoyed the recipe!
xo
So creamy and easy to make! I usually don’t like tomato based sauces but I love rose sauce.
I made some substitutions to fit what I had in the pantry:
-I added mushrooms
-Instead of cream, I used evaporated milk
-Instead of ravioli, I used 35 oz of gnocchi and boiled it directly in the sauce
-I added about 12 oz of vegetable stock (so the starch from the gnocchi didn’t make it too thick)
-Instead of basil, I used parsley
Will be making this again!
Can you use salted butter?
Absolutely amazing ! So happy you enjoyed the recipe! Xo
This was absolutely the best sauce I ever made and I am a good cook I added cooked chunks of lobster tail meat and penne pasta. Thanks for sharing
Awwww!!! That’s so great. Happy you enjoyed it. Xo
I made this with a homemade marinara sauce and ate it on homemade noodles and it was delicious, great rosé sauce recipe!! Thanks!
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Oooooo! I hope it turns out great! Xo
Making this tonight! Can’t wait! Looks delish 🙂