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The perfect easy dinner for two – Fettuccine With Homemade Red Pasta Sauce And Fontinella Cheese. Ready in just 30 minutes and very easy to prepare. Great for a movie night at home. Traditional pasta with red sauce and the smooth slightly sharp taste of StellaĀ® Fontinella Cheese. Scroll down for an exciting giveaway.
Happy Sunday guys! I hope you are having a nice long holiday weekend! Mine is going well. Today is my husband’s birthday and we are celebrating!
We are having a Birthday party in the house later today.
So my plan for yesterday was to cook dinner for two of us and then go out to see a movie. Well, the going out part never happened. You guys know me – I love to bake, so I decided to bake the cake for the party. While, my plan was for a simple vanilla cake and fill it with blueberry whipped cream and then cover it with buttercream frosting, at the last moment I decided that I wanted to cover the cake in fondant. I’m not that experienced with fondant cakes and it took forever to make this one. It turned out amazing and I can’t wait to try it later today.
The whole “cake thing” kind of ruined our going out plans. But I did cook dinner and we watched a movie at home (Mad Max). This fettuccine with homemade red pasta sauce is one of my favorite recipes when I don’t have a lot of time to cook and also we both love pasta.
I did make my own sauce, but you can definitely use store bought if it is easier. There is no meat in this dish, but at times I just prefer to go meatless. Add some meat of your choice if you’d like.
My little secret to the wonderful taste of this pasta – I decided to use StellaĀ® Fontinella Cheese, which added a little bit of sharpness and sweetness to the dish.
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Fettuccine With Homemade Red Pasta Sauce And Fontinella Cheese
Ingredients
- For The Pasta Sauce:
- one 15 oz can crushed or diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar or honey
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp dried basil, (or 3-4 fresh basil leaves)
- 2 garlic cloves, , minced
- 1/2 yellow onion, , chopped
For the pasta:
- 4 oz fettuccine or pasta of your choice
- 1 tbsp pine nuts, (optional)
- StellsĀ® Fontinella Cheese, , shredded
Instructions
- In a blender combine tomatoes, garlic and onion and pulse 3-4 times, until combined, but still chunky. Transfer to a saucepan, add salt, basil, oregano, sugar and olive oil and cook on medium until thickened (10-15 minutes). Stir frequently.
- In the meantime, bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well.
- Transfer pasta to 2 bowls and divide sauce between them. Top with pine nuts (optional) and shredded Fontinella cheese. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I love quick and easy pasta sauces, such a life saver! They’re also so much nicer than shop bought! š Looks delicious Mira
This pasta sauce looks so bright and fresh! Homemade is always better š Pinning!
Happy birthday to your husband š I love that you have added a little honey in this pasta sauce, I bet it adds a nice little sweetness.
Mira, happy birthday to your husband! I love fettuccine. . one of my fave pastas! yours looks fabulous! will look for the StellaĀ® Italian Style Cheeses! enjoy your Monday!
Wow! Homemade red pasta sauce looks delicious. Honey sounds a great addition to it. And this pasta looks bright and vibrant, Mira.
Going out v. fabulous cake and this awesome pasta….I’ll choose the cake and pasta any time! This looks so good!
Hope your husband had a great birthday, Mira! This pasta looks fantastic! I love the homemade sauce and cheese on top. Sounds delish!
Happy birthday to your husband, Mira! I hope you have a great party. This pasta looks delicious, and I absolutely love fettuccine! The sauce sounds wonderful, I definitely need to try this!
A great bowl of pasta and I hope your husband has a lovely birthday.
Pasta is my absolute weakness. And fettuccine is the best of them all. This version sounds fantastic, Mira!