This delicious pink marinara alfredo sauce takes traditional tomato sauce to the next level by combining it with some creamy alredo.
Pink Marinara Alfredo Sauce
From the recipe collection of Tara Ippolito
What a fun spin on traditional tomato sauce this pink marinara alfredo sauce is. Otherwise known as Rosa sauce to some people.
This kind of sauce is a little new to me. I only heard about it a few years ago when introduced to it by a friend in conversation. Apparently mixing tomato and alfredo sauce has been a thing that people have been doing for a while now.
Where the heck have I been? I've been seriously missing out on this.
I've made this so many times since then that I can't even count.?The alfredo sauce really adds so much incredible flavor to the tomato sauce and It couldn't be easier to do. Espacially if you plan on using jarred alfredo like I do.
I always get compliments whenever I make this recipe for family and friends. They can never believe how delicious and easy it is.
I hope you give this recipe a try. If you do, I know that you'll love it just as much as my family and I do.
Fast. Simple. Delicious.
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Other easy pasta sauces
If you like super easy and delicious pasta sauces like this one, here are some others that I know you'll love, too.
What does the pasta water do?
You’re going to see pasta water as an ingredient in this recipe. You might wonder why it’s necessary to add it.
Well, pasta water is literally the water that you’re pasta has been boiling in. Before you drain the water, reserve a ladle of the water to add to the sauce. The salty, starchy water is wonderful and here’s why:
- The salty water adds flavor to the sauce.
- The starch thickens the sauce and also helps it stuck to the pasta.
This little tip of adding pasta water works on almost every sauce. So give it a try next time.
Pink Marinara Alfredo Sauce Ingredients
- Jarred Alfredo sauce (I like Rao’s Homemade) Or use my homemade sauce HERE
- Olive oil
- Chopped onion
- Chopped garlic
- Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper
- Crushed tomatoes
- Ladle of pasta water
- Pasta of choice
Instructions:
First, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and add the chopped onion, garlic and Italian seasoning.
Sauté that until the onion is soft and add the crushed tomatoes.
Then, season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and more Italian seasoning. Let the sauce simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Next add the Alfredo sauce and stir it into the marinara.
Now simmer the two sauces together for about 5 minutes. ?
Add a ladle of pasta water to the sauce and stir it in.
Lastly, add the pasta and stir it into the sauce.
Serve warm and enjoy!
Pink Marinara Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil
- ½ medium onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tbs Italian seasoning (more if desired)
- 1 28oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 tbs garlic powder (more if desired)
- salt and pepper to taste
- ½ jar prepared Alfredo Sauce
- 1 box bowtie pasta
- 1 ladle pasta water
Instructions
- In a large skillet with a tall lip, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add the onion, garlic and Italian seasoning. Saute for about 2 minutes or until the onion is soft
- Now add the crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Reduce the heat to a simmer and let the sauce cook for about 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Then add the Alfredo Sauce and stir it into the crushed tomatoes. Taste the sauce and add more Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and garlic powder if you'd like. Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Add a ladle of pasta water to the pink marinara Alfredo sauce and stir it in. Add the pasta to the sauce and stir until the pasta is coated in the sauce.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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