Name: Tomato pasta sauce recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 2x 390g tins chopped tomatoes; 2 garlic cloves; 2tbsp oil; 1 white or red onion; Dried basil; 1 stock cube (vegetable or chicken); 1tsp tomato puree; Seasonings

Nutrition Per Portion

RDA

Calories

119 Kcal

Sugar

10.2 g

11%

Fat

7.2 g

10%

Saturated Fat

1 g

Salt

0.4 g

Protein

2.9 g

Carbohydrates

11.6 g

Salt

0.4 g

By Holly Boultwood

published 20 May 2021

Our tomato pasta sauce recipe is easy, rich and bursting with tomato goodness.

A classic tomato pasta sauce is a kitchen basic that any amateur chef can master. Speedy, budget-friendly, and made from ingredients knocking around in your store cupboard, you’ll be surprised at how simple it is to do. Simply fry your chopped onions and garlic, chuck in the remaining ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes. You can then use your sauce to gloss a plain bowl of pasta. Or have it to hand when you’re next making a hearty lasagne or spaghetti bolognese.

Ingredients

2x 390g tins chopped tomatoes
2 garlic cloves
2tbsp oil
1 white or red onion
Dried basil
1 stock cube (vegetable or chicken)
1tsp tomato puree
Seasonings

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Method

Finely chop your garlic and fry in the oil for a few mins over a low heat. Chop your onion, to your preferred size, add to the garlic and fry for a further 5 mins until the onions are soft.
Add the chopped tomatoes to the pan and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer, add the stock cube, tomato puree and basil (to your preferred taste) and stir. Allow to simmer, stirring occasionally, for 15 mins until the sauce begins to thicken.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Tips for making tomato pasta sauce:

You can add a little sugar to make your sauce a little sweeter. Or try a few drops of balsamic vinegar for a richer flavour.

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Holly has over 15 years' experience understanding and creating digital content that people want to read and share. Holly's has created news and lifestyle content for brands, such Now Magazine, Best Magazine and Goodto.com.