Tomato pasta sauce (made with passata)

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Sent in by Sue in Rutland

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Recipe for a quick and easy tomato pasta sauce...

Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Serves 2
Difficulty Level Easy

Preparation

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Total Time 25 mins
Preparation Time 5 mins
Cooking Time 20 mins

Ingredients
Method

1 onion, chopped
1 garlic (clove), crushed
1 tbsp tomato puree
500ml passata
1 tsp fresh basil, chopped
1 tsp black pepper
½ tsp sugar

Gently fry the onion and garlic on a low heat for a few minutes, in some olive oil
Add the tomato puree and cook for a further couple of minutes
Add the rest of the ingredients, stir well, then cover the pan and leave to simmer for around 15 minutes
Allow to cool slightly and blend if you prefer a smooth sauce
Serve over pasta and top with grated cheese

You will need

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Tips

Use this sauce as a base for a meat or vegetarian bolognese, lasagne, chilli etc

Double or even triple the ingredients, make a big batch and freeze it.

Variations

Adding a variety of vegetables such as chopped red pepper, carrot and mushroom to the sauce when you add the passata or tomatoes
Puree the sauce if preferred to hide the vegetables from fussy children and use as above

Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2 ratings Rate this recipe

Charlotte H(760)

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I've been making this for my daughter- now nearly 3- since she was about a year old & she loves it. I add a courgette, about 6 mushrooms & about 4 medium carrots & use 3 tins of chopped tomatoes. Then I freeze into portions & defrost over night when needed, it's great with just pasta or mixed with mince & spaghetti for a simple spaghetti bolognese.

on 24/8/15
Guest

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5

I don't know what the secret to this sauce is but my daughters love it. Quick and easy to make and a guaranteed hit. I make it all the time.

on 27/1/15
Guest

My 2 year old love this!! we used pasta shells comment at the ends and throughout 'niceee pasta' cleaned her bowl off xx

on 28/11/13
sarah c(887)

Thanks Jacqui xxx

on 15/1/13
Guest

Hi Sarah - yes, I'd double the amount of sauce for a family of five.

on 15/1/13
sarah c(887)

Hi all how many does this serve were a family of five 2 adults and three children do you make double amount please as not sure, thankyou xxx

on 14/1/13
Guest

Love this sauce, Think I'm going to try passata next time though! X

on 31/7/12
Guest

Try the Coffeehouse section, under Chat (top right) for help with your son, lots of ideas and experiences from other mums

on 11/5/12
Guest

My son josh will be 7 in june, hes been told hes a fussy eater by the hospital, i just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong inside, he used to love Pasta, when he was growing up, and then he got ill, everything went backwards, he takes dry bread to school, he wont have anything on it, if i tried he would leave it, i would love him to try dinners at school, he loves stew's, with all the goodness in, he likes red apples, pears etc, i just like to know how i can get josh to eat different foods, i have tried taking him the shops, and he picks items up, and tells me what they are, i thought it would be good to blind fold both of us, and try it that way, he looks at food and says no, i said u havent tried it yet, please help, kind regards debs

on 10/5/12
Guest

I use this sauce for everything. I often make double the amount and freeze half so I have it to hand. I blend it down to make a pizza sauce, use it with tuna to make a tuna pasta bake. I also add mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, mixed peppers and chilli for a more hearty sauce.

on 9/5/12
Guest

Oh forgot to says I also add cooked chicken pieces or cooked sausages! yum

on 1/5/12
Guest

I make this sauce in batches for going with pasta, it's a real hit with my 4year old! I always blend it nice and smooth and she cleans her plate :)

on 1/5/12
Guest

made it today my son loved it, I added a bit of cheese on top of mine and some hot pepper sauce. Great for all the family

on 7/5/11
Guest

I made this for my 15 month old son and it is a firm favorite. He loves it on pasta! I'm back again so i can make it again!

on 20/4/10
Guest

it is very good! where in spain did u live?

on 22/1/10
Guest

ye its really nice iv lived in spain most of my life when i come to england i just gt lazy cose ther is so much choice in the shops so id just bye a jar but now that i hav my boy i cook fresh like my mum and i did when i was younger i think it so easy to go bye 1 we ffgrt hw nice and fresh it is t make ur own

on 22/1/10
Guest

Add low salt veg stock to turn it into soup too.

on 2/11/09
Guest

This sauce is quick and easy to make and really tasty! I made it to go with meatballs, delicious!

on 30/8/09
ruth h(19)

have to say my kids did love it ty x

on 11/4/09
Guest

This is yummy. I added some mixed herbs and some celery too; a great way to use up some of those extra veg you buy!!

on 8/1/09