Description
Need a super tasty dinner that’s ready in 30 minutes or less? This house favorite porky red sauce has only 4 ingredients, but don’t let that fool you! It’s so easy to pull together and ready in a flash making it a perfect solution for a busy weeknight meal or for that date night dinner this weekend (plus, picky eaters love it too)!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (14-ounce) can of Mutti brand tomatoes (400g)
- 1 1/2 ounces Principe Prosciutto Praga Vecchia Trieste, diced (or other premium prosciutto cotto) (40g)
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, finely diced(88g)
- 2–3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (25-40g)
- salt to taste
- crushed red pepper (optional)
Instructions
- Cook the prosciutto cotto (ham). In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and add the prosciutto cotto and cook for about 5-7 minutes, or until it just starts to brown.
- Cook the onion + tomatoes. Add the diced onion, stir and cook until the onions are translucent and the ham starts to become crispy. Add the tomatoes, stirring to combine, and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, add salt to taste, and cover with a lid.
- Simmer the sauce. Cook the sauce for 20-25 minutes over low heat, removing the lid every 5 minutes or so to stir the sauce. After about 25 minutes have passed, tilt the lid to allow some of the steam to escape and cook for about 5 minutes more until just the right consistency. Serve with egg pasta like tagliatelle or pappardelle, or spaghetti, penne, or fettuccine Enjoy.
Notes
- If you’re eating this sauce with pasta right away be sure to add a spoonful or two of pasta cooking water to the sauce just before the noodles have finished cooking. This helps the sauce bind to and coat the noodles making it extra delicious.
- To make the bowl of pasta taste even better you can always add freshly grated Parmigiano or Grana Padano, or Parmesan to taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Sauces + Spreads + Dips
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4
- Calories: 230
