Fettuccine is a very guilty pleasure. And there are plenty of fantastic recipes out there for the cream sauce that is lower fat. But sometimes, you just want a really yummy, creamy, tomato-y sauce. Enter – creamy tomato fettuccine!

Creamy Tomato Fettuccine

Ingredients

1 can tomato sauce

3 cloves garlic

1 tablespoon butter

2 teaspoons + olive oil

1/2 onion

salt and pepper

chili powder

half and half cream

fettuccine noodles

parmesan cheese

Heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and saute 1 minute.

Add another teaspoon olive oil, and the onions and saute until tender.

Pour in tomato sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste, and a tiny bit of chili powder.

Cook over med-low heat for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally to keep from burning.

Stir in cream (about 1/4-1/2 cup, depending on how creamy you want it to be).

Pour sauce over cooked fettuccine noodles. Sprinkle with parmesan and serve!

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