20-Minute Creamy Tomato Sauce with Cream Cheese
This Creamy Tomato Sauce with Cream Cheese is a swoon-worthy tomato sauce that is perfect for pasta or zucchini noodles! It also makes a fabulous topping for chicken. Since it comes together in less than twenty minutes, it is perfect for a weeknight meal.
Servings 12
Calories 181kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter grass-fed or Garlic Ghee
- ½ red onion diced
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 14.5 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 cup heavy cream or quinoa cream
Instructions
- Heat butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onion, and cook for 8 minutes.
- Stir in garlic, and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, oregano, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer and cook for five minutes.
- Cut cream cheese into small cubes and add to the saucepan.
- Reduce heat to low, and cook until melted stirring often.
- Remove from heat and stir in cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 181kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 244mg | Potassium: 148mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 735IU | Vitamin C: 3.8mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 0.6mg