Fettucine with tomato sauce

Ok, so I know I do a lot of pastas, but since I cook meat free, they are one of the more filling, cheap things to make! Also, they usually don't taste too bad either :) This pasta is from the Pioneer Woman Cooks, and she hasn't let me down yet with a recipe!

1 lb. fettucine noodles cooked
28 oz tomato sauce
1 small onion diced
4 garlic cloves minced
2 Tbs. butter
2 Tbs. olive oil
pepper
salt
dash of sugar
1 cup of heavy cream
shredded parmesan cheese
fresh basil (or dry)

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil and butter. Add tomato sauce, pepper and salt to taste, and a dash of sugar. Mix well and then let simmer on low for 20-25 min. Stirring occasionally. When your pasta is done cooking, take tomato mixture off heat and add cream, parmesan cheese (I used about 3/4 cup), and basil. Pour your noodles into you sauce and mix well. You can top with more parmesan cheese if you want!

Margherita Pizza

This pizza I adapted from sisterscafe.blogspot.com. It was a HUGE hit with my family and I have requests to make it again already even though I just made it last week. It was simple, and delicious!

Pizza Dough (You could always buy pre-made, and I ususally do, but I actually made the dough for this one and it turned out great!)

1 1/2 cups very warm water

1 Tbs sugar

1 Tbs yeast

1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbs olive oil

4 cups flour

In a large mixing bowl dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water. Let stand for 10 min. Whisk in salt, olive, oil, and 1 cup flour. Whisk in 2nd cup of flour. If you have a mixer, put on dough hook turn speed to low, and slowly add the last 2 cups of flour. Knead for 5 min. (or 10 min by hand). Place dough in an oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise for 1 hr. It should double in size. Punch dough down and divide into 2 parts. Roll one out to use, and put the other in a freezer bag you have sprayed with cooking oil and save for another day.

Pizza

After you have rolled out your dough you will need:

1 cup mozarella cheese

1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese

2 ripe tomatoes chopped

1 large clove garlic minced or pressed

1/3 cup basil leaves thinly sliced

Srinkle the cup of mozarella over your bread dough. Combine tomatoes, garlic, and basil in a bowl and mix well. Spoon mixture on top of pizza dough, then sprinkle parmesan over the top. Bake on 450 for 10-12 minutes.