This is a basic recipe for a tomato pasta sauce, which is great to have in the freezer when you need to prepare a meal quickly. You can also add other veggies to make it even healthier!
Tomato pasta sauce: serves around 6
Ingredients
- 1 onion, peeled and diced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed or finely chopped
- 3 x 400g tins of tomatoes
- Optional: other vegetables such as peas, courgette, squash or peppers
Method
For the basic sauce:
- Add a little oil to a large pan, and fry the onion for around 10 minutes until softened.
- Add the garlic and continue to cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes, breaking them up a little with the spoon.
- Heat and simmer for around 30 minutes.
Optional: You can add any other vegetables you like – add these after the onion stage and fry for 5-10 minutes to soften before adding the garlic. You could add anything such as peppers, courgette, butternut squash, broccoli… The list is endless. It’ll also make your pasta sauce go further so you have some spare to freeze for another day!
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