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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  • 20 October 2012

    JosieHarrey commented on this recipe

    I'm making this for my family tonight. I hope it lovely!!!!

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  • 04 November 2012

    ora83 commented on this recipe

    Really good sauce, tastes amazing - was really surprised by how good it tasted. My girlfriend doesn't like veg and this was a great way to get it into her diet. The sauce takes a while to make, so make a big batch and freeze some.

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  • 25 January 2013

    Mortscook commented on this recipe

    This is a brillinat Mid-week or Lunch meal. I make a large pan on Sunday pop in the Freezer and have many a nice lunch at work over the next few weeks

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  • 25 January 2013

    Mortscook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a brillinat Mid-week or Lunch meal. I make a large pan on Sunday pop in the Freezer and have many a nice lunch at work over the next few weeks

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  • 07 February 2013

    Chatonette commented on this recipe

    Made this with a change...my children instantly spot a "homemade" sauce, so I substituted a jar of ready-made pasta sauce for one of the tins of tomatoes. Still healthier than just store-bought sauce on its own, but with a healthy twist of pureed veggies, and my children were none the wiser.

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  • 09 February 2013

    Gabi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    It's quick and really nice and I can 'smuggle' some veg to my daugther's meal. I also use it as pizza sauce base.

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  • 04 April 2013

    Helen commented on this recipe

    A really tasty recipe that's become a firm family favourite! To add a bit more flavour, I tend to roast the red peppers while the onion etc are cooking and then instead a simmering, chuck the whole lot into the slow cooker for 8 hours. Delicious and perfect for freezing!

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  • 04 April 2013

    Helen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 11 April 2013

    Szusi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a really great vegie pasta recipe. I added garlic, some fresh parsley and basil leaves and a pinch of chili flakes. AMAZING, yumm!

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  • 18 April 2013

    BobbyG rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    2 year old son loves this meal. I mix in soft cheese to make it creamy.

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  • 29 April 2013

    JayneLearningToCook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for the first time tonight and everyone ate it (two fussy daughters) so it is five star in my book. Takes a little bit of time but worth it. I added some basil leaves and dried oregano and used half a tablespoon of vinegar, as it has been overpowering in the past with other recipes. The only thing I would tweak next time is to slightly reduce the sugar to half a tablespoon as it was just a tad sweeter than I'd like. This will become a regular dish, and definitely once for batch making and freezing.

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    08 May 2013

    Ute rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A great midweek dish! I didn't have any pepper so I added some red chilli to give it a bit more flavour. Also added black olives at the end. Very yummy especially with the rocket and parmesan on top. Will definitely make this again!

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

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