GOOD TASTE: Easy Pasta with Pink Sauce Recipe

It’s back to school time in a lot of households and that means the schedule starts to get jam packed with activities, homework, and earlier bed times. It also means less time for meal prep. Pasta is always a winner in our house and this Pasta with Pink Sauce is easy to make and delicious. I can whip this up in a half hour and when the schedule is tight, every minute counts.

I modified this recipe from a Creamy Chicken and Tomato Pasta recipe from Better Homes and Gardens. This is the type of basic sauce that you can alter to your family’s taste buds. Add chicken or shrimp, make it pinker or add vegetables. We tend to like it plain or with shrimp.

The key to this sauce is to use short cuts, like jar Alfredo Sauce but balance that with fresh ingredients like basil from your garden.

Of course, I don’t always have fresh basic growing and have used my preserved basil or dry basil from the store. I say if you can get dinner on the table, it’s a win no matter how you accomplish it.

If you have tomatoes growing, whip up a batch of homemade red sauce and freeze it on batches. Because I make this pink sauce recipe so often, I freeze leftover red sauce in 1 cup portions to have on hand for this recipe.

You can grab the recipe card above but here’s the step by step in pictures. This always smells so good when I make it. When you get to the last step and add your Alfredo Sauce, you can add more or ease up depending on how pink you like your sauce. My family likes a 50/50 ratio of red to pink.