Pasta with tomato sauce

Pasta with tomato sauce

Main dishes

A delicious tomato sauce, perfect for accompanying your pasta, and easy and quick to make!

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This classic tomato sauce is perfect for a family dinner or a get-together with friends. It’s quick and easy to prepare and suits all tastes.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodstove
  • Estimated cost$1.48 $0.37 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.15
  • $0.17
  • $0.69
  • $0.19
  • $0.10
  • $0.04
  • $0.14

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Add diced tomatoes to the chopped and sautéed onion in oil. ≈ 3 min
  2. Cook for a few minutes.
  3. Season with cream, chopped garlic, salt, and pepper. ≈ 2 min
  4. Sprinkle with spicy cheese. ≈ 2 min
  5. Mix with hot pasta. ≈ 4 min

The bill

Pasta with tomato sauce

  • onion$0.15
  • oil-based paint$0.17
  • 2 cans of tomatoes in their own juice$0.69
  • 2 tablespoons of heavy cream$0.19
  • a clove of Allium sativum (garlic)$0.10
  • salt$0.04
  • pepper$0.14

Total$1.48

that's $0.37 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of pasta
  • onion
  • oil-based paint
  • 2 cans of tomatoes in their own juice
  • 2 tablespoons of heavy cream
  • a clove of Allium sativum (garlic)
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Strong, yellow cheese

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