- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Serving: 4 Persons
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 381
- Carbohydrate Content: 79g
- Fat Content: 3g
- Fiber Content: 8g
- Protein Content: 14g
- Saturated Fat Content: 1g
- Sodium Content: 0.35g
- Sugar Content: 22g
Pasta with tomato & hidden veg sauce Recipe
Pasta with tomato & hidden veg sauce is a Healthy pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 50 mins; recipe has olive oil, onion and celery.
Ingredients
- Parmesan - parmesan, shaved, and rocket, to serve (optional)
- Olive Oil - 1 tsp olive oil
- Onion - 1 large onion, chopped
- Chopped Tomato - 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes with garlic
- Pepper - 2 peppers, deseeded and chopped
- Carrot - 2 carrots, chopped
- Pasta - 300g dried pasta shapes
- Caster Sugar - 1 tbsp each caster sugar and balsamic vinegar
- Leek - 1 leek, chopped
- Celery - 2 celery sticks, chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan and gently cook the onion, celery, carrots and leek until soft, about 20 mins. Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more, then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins - the longer the better.
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks. Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shaved Parmesan and rocket leaves, if you like.