Pasta with homemade tomato sauce
11
Points®
Total time: 55 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 45 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
It’s not difficult or too time consuming to make your own basic tomato sauce for pasta – this is a great dish for the whole family.
Ingredients
Calorie controlled cooking spray
5 spray(s)
Garlic
3 clove(s)
Onion
1 large
Salt
1 pinch
Tinned Tomatoes
800 g
Vegetable stock cube
1 cube(s)
White pasta, dry
350 g
Basil, fresh
4 leaf/leaves
Instructions
1
Spray the low fat cooking spray in a large heavy-based saucepan and gently fry the garlic for 1 minute. Add the onion and some salt and pepper. Cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring often, until soft and golden.
2
Add the tomatoes and stock to the saucepan. Reduce the heat and simmer gently, uncovered, for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reducing the sauce concentrates it to give a rich, delicious flavour. Check the seasoning, adding more salt and pepper, if needed. If you like, use a stick blender to partially blend the sauce.
3
Cook the pasta shapes for 8-10 minutes, or according to pack instructions. Drain well, then return to the saucepan and add the tomato sauce. Stir and re-heat gently for a few moments, then serve, garnished with basil leaves.
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