Pasta with tomato & hidden veg sauce

Pasta with tomato & hidden veg sauce

Get your family to eat more veg with this superhealthy pasta sauce recipe which counts as 5 of your 5-a-day. The sauce is freezable too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Freeze sauce only

Method

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

PER SERVING

381 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 8g, sugar 22g, salt 0.35 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2011.

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  • 09 July 2011

    NettyRice rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely - really tasty and healthy sauce. The whole family loved it.

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  • Binder photo Jen

    09 August 2011

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was yummy - I added some dried herbs & next time will add garlic since I only had normal chopped tomatoes. Will be making a batch to freeze.

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  • Binder photo Liz

    29 August 2011

    Liz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Surprised me by how yummy it was!

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  • 19 September 2011

    MrsB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This sauce has a fantastic flavour. Even my very fussy 6 year old loved it. Make it, right now!

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  • 02 November 2011

    Mian8910 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found that it was a lot of effort to make a pasta. It tasted OK, but wasn't anything special...

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  • 04 November 2011

    Beagle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really love this recipe, so tasty. Great way to eat your 5 a day! I found I had enough sauce to freeze half so a week later I turned some sausages into meatballs and added them to the sauce with mushrooms. This sauce has become a firm favourite in my house now.

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  • 15 January 2012

    Druuna Lea rated this recipe

    2 stars

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  • 18 January 2012

    Charlotte Keys commented on this recipe

    Brilliant, brilliant recipe!

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  • 18 January 2012

    gallowae rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really delicious, very pleasantly surprised!

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  • Binder photo SC

    22 January 2012

    SC rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made this, and it tasted lovely, however, it is Not 5 portions of veg per serving! Each portion must be different. Whilst it has 4 portions of tomato, 4 of peppers and at a stretch 4 of carrot. 1 portion is a whole leek, 3 celery sticks, and a medium onion. So this gives you 3&abit of your 5-a-day. Minor quibble, but bit mis-advertised. I also found it was improved a lot by a) adding marmite and b) freezing and defrosting.

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  • 27 January 2012

    mrs.K rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a very yummy 'alternative' to the pasta sauces that I usually make. I added more cheese than in the recipe though as I love cheese (and also stuck a bit of blue cheese in-it was yummy!) The recipe allowed for leftovers for the next day too-always a bonus in our house!

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  • 29 January 2012

    Angela rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this recipe! Its so easy, I make a big batch of it and freeze it in portions when I have carrots and celery in the fridge that need to be used. Its tasty AND good for you!

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  • Binder photo Liz

    11 March 2012

    Liz commented on this recipe

    Absolutely delicious but makes a mountain of sauce!

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  • 02 April 2012

    delilahks rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this in a desperate attempt to get my stubborn daughter to eat more vegetables. I told her the sauce was a normal tomato one and she wolfed down 2 portions unknowingly. Success.

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  • 25 April 2012

    ora83 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    easy, cheap, doesn't need meat or anything else. makes enough to serve 4-5.

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  • 09 May 2012

    whitechoco84 commented on this recipe

    I'm planning to try this but/// it needs chilli from just reading!

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  • 11 May 2012

    Delicious rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is delicious, you can even turn it into a soup if you want with some chicken stock and a little cream at the end, a definite keeper!

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  • 30 June 2012

    dave williams commented on this recipe

    Spot on whitechoco84. Even if you dont like spicy food a teaspoon of chilli flakes just lifts the flavour. Obviously the hotter you like it the more you need to add. I like to add Maggi seasoning towards the beginning of the recipe as well.

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  • 28 July 2012

    reece&ambersmummy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, everyone in my family loves this. I add fresh garlic and chilli's. I make loads & freeze it, and I have used it as lasagne sauce & pizza sauce as well.

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  • 29 August 2012

    Sarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great veggie sauce - easy to make and ideal for freezing. I used a tomato, basil and chilli tomato sauce plus a can of standard tomatoes after reading some of the other reviews. Also stirred through some creme fraiche for the last few minutes which gives it a lovely smooth texture.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Freeze sauce only

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 2 carrots , chopped
  • 1 leek , chopped
  • 2 peppers , deseeded and chopped
  • 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes with garlic
  • 1 tbsp each caster sugar and balsamic vinegar
  • 300g dried pasta shapes
  • Parmesan , shaved, and rocket, to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

381 kcalories, protein 14g, carbohydrate 79g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 8g, sugar 22g, salt 0.35 g

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