Tomato sauce for pasta
Makes 350ml
Easy
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Save time and money with this simple and easy tomato and basil pasta sauce. It's also goes well with meat or fish, as well as a pizza topping.
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Units:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clovecrushed
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp vegetable stockpowder or ½ crumbled stock cube
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- few basil leaves
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal55
- fat3glow
- saturates0.4g
- carbs5g
- sugars5g
- fibre1g
- protein1g
- salt0.02glow
Method
step 1
Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
step 2
Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and 1 tsp sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
step 3
To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.
