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creamy tomato sauce with pasta and pine nuts on white plate

Creamy tomato sauce

A deliciously creamy tomato sauce that is perfect with pasta. My recipe is easy to make and is suitable for vegans.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine British, Vegan
Servings 4 people
Calories 263 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato purée
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast* optional
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or mixed herbs
  • 1 vegetable stock cube or 1 teaspoon bouillon powder*, optional
  • 250 ml single cream I use oat cream
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium sauce pan.
  • Add a chopped onion and fry over a low heat for around 10 minutes, or until soft.
  • Add 2 cloves crushed garlic and fry for a further minute.
  • Pour in your tin of chopped tomatoes and add 1 tablespoon tomato purée, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (if using), 1 teaspoon dried oregano and 1 vegetable stock cube or 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon powder (if using).
  • Still well, then bring to the boil then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15-20 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly. Stir occasionally to ensure that your stock cube breaks down.
  • Add 250ml cream, stir, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook for five more minutes before serving.
  • If preferred you can blend the sauce at this stage but this isn’t essential.
  • Serve with pasta*.

Notes

  1. Nutritional yeast is a vegan ingredient that adds a cheesy or nutty flavour to cooking. It is often fortified with vitamins and is a useful ingredient for vegans to have in the store cupboard.
  2. If vegan check that your bouillon powder before proceeding.
  3. I usually cook 250g pasta for our family of five but you can amend this depending on the size and appetites of your family. 
  4. Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only. It does not include the pasta.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 4gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 338mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 787IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 1mg
Keyword creamy tomato pasta sauce, creamy tomato sauce, vegan pasta sauce
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