Homemade pasta sauce
Easy and much better for you than shop-bought tomato sauce for pasta
- 30 minutes
- Serves 3
- 2 of 5 a day
- Kcal163
- Fat4.7g
- Salt0.04g
- Sugar18g
Recipe by: Mixer
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 2 large fresh tomatoes, chopped
- 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs or oregano
Method
- First, ask an adult to help you heat the oil in your saucepan. Add the chopped onion and garlic and stir until the onions are translucent. This will take around 10 minutes.
- Next, stir in the fresh chopped tomatoes and the can of tomatoes. Keep the pan on a low heat.
- Then mix in the tomato purée and dried mixed herbs. Let the mixture simmer for about 10 minutes, then it’s ready to serve!
Cook some wholemeal pasta and stir the sauce through. Serve with a bit of fresh basil on top.
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