Step 1

Bring a pot of water to boil on the stove. Add salt to the water. Boil rigatoni or penne using the instructions on the package.

Step 2

Before draining away the pasta water, reserve ½ cup of pasta water.

Step 3

Gather all of the sauce ingredients because this sauce cooks up very fast.

Step 4

Dice onions and mince garlic.

Step 5

Heat a large skillet on medium heat.

Step 6

Add Olive Oil to the skillet and add diced onions. Saute onions until they are translucent. Then add minced garlic and let it warm through.

Step 7

Add 6oz of tomato paste to the onions and garlic.

Step 8

Add the reserved pasta water and start to thin out the tomato sauce.

Step 9

Next add the cream to the paste and stir.

Step 10

Season the tomato cream sauce with salt, pepper, and dry basil.

Step 11

Add the cooked pasta to the cream sauce and stir until pasta is well coated with creamy sauce and the entire dish is hot.

Step 12

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve