Creamy Tomato Basil

Whenever I go to an Italian restaurant, I struggle to pick a sauce; I love the creaminess of alfredo, but I have a hard time resigning the marinara! Fed up with my own indecision, I've come across the perfect at-home solution: marinara meets cream (with a side of basil). It's super easy and tastes amazing!

Ingredients:
1/2 medium onion (diced)
1 or 2 tbsp butter
1 clove garlic (pressed or minced)
1 16 oz can tomato sauce
1 tbsp dried basil (or 3 tbsp fresh chopped)
3/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp salt
dash of pepper
1/4 or 1/2 cup cream (heavy, whipping, half/half...etc.)
optional: 1/2 red bell pepper (diced)

Simply sauté the onions and garlic (and the peppers, if you so desire) in the butter until the onions are soft. Next, add the can of tomato sauce and the herbs, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir it until the sauce starts to bubble, then add the cream (1/2 cup if you like it creamier, 1/4 cup if you're trying to rationalize watching your figure). Once again, stir until the sauce starts to bubble--et voilà! You're now staring at the best sauce ever. Pour over pasta, eat, and say good-bye to indecision!