Red pasta sauce
An easy recipe for red pasta sauce that's packed full of goodness. Made with tomatoes and red peppers, this recipe is a great one for picky eaters. Ideal for pasta but also works well as a pizza topping.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
- 1 large red pepper chopped
- 800 g tinned chopped tomatoes 2 standard tins
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saucepan with a lid. Add a chopped onion, stir, then reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for ten minutes until soft.
- Add 2 cloves crushed garlic, stir and cook for one minute before adding a chopped red pepper. Stir well, then cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for a further ten minutes until soft.
- Once the vegetables are soft add your 2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes, 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, ¼ teaspoon oregano and 1 tablespoon tomato puree. Stir well and cook for at least five minutes. If you have time leave this to cook for longer as this helps the flavour to develop.
- Once ready allow to sauce to cool a little before blending with a handheld blender or jug blender until smooth. For best results use a jug blender.
Notes
Nutritional information is approximate and is intended as a guide only.
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 291mgPotassium: 532mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1541IUVitamin C: 74mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 2mg
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