Super-veg pasta

Super-veg pasta

Get two of your five-a-day with this deliciously versatile sauce

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

Method

  1. Heat the grill and pop the peppers, skin-side up, underneath for 10 mins or until beginning to char. Transfer to a bowl, cover and set aside. When cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and cut the flesh into strips.
  2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and cook the fennel, onion and carrot for 8-10 mins until softened. Stir in the garlic, crushed chillies, fennel seeds and tomato purée, cook for 2 mins, then add the canned tomatoes, stock and sugar. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins or until the vegetables are completely soft.
  3. Take out a couple of spoonfuls of the sauce (this will later add texture), then blend the rest in the saucepan until almost smooth with a stick blender. Simmer for 5 mins to thicken, then stir in the reserved sauce, shredded basil and peppers. Serve with the pasta.
Try

Pasta sauce

This sauce freezes well and is really versatile so it's worth making a double batch, then jazzing it up by adding olives or prawns. Plus, if your children don't like the vegetable bits, you can just blend the whole thing.

PER SERVING

323 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 58.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 11.0g, salt 0.45 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010.

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  • 24 August 2011

    novicecook rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    delicious, will definitely make again

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  • 24 August 2011

    novicecook commented on this recipe

    delicious, will definitely make again

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  • 24 August 2011

    novicecook commented on this recipe

    delicious, will definitely make again

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  • 11 September 2011

    robinintheuk rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fabulous. We didn't have a stick blender so we just skipped that part. Really lovely flavour. However, we used passata and two fresh tomotoes instead of the canned tomatoes and put a bit of grated parmesan on top. Next time will add olives and mushrooms, I think... Even the Wondespouse who is not much of a vegetarian loved it. Will definitely make again.

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  • 09 October 2011

    swisskaz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy!! My husband & I loved this sauce. My kids ate it & didn't complain! I only left a spoonful of the veg out before whizzing it & i'll probably blend some of the peppers next time in it as one my kids was picking them out. Had enough sauce for 2 meals but kids only had one helping.

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  • 10 October 2011

    Laura S. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious and very easy! I blended the whole sauce and added zucchini, mushrooms, prawns (and grilled peppers). Next time I'll freeze some sauce though, as point 2 took a bit longer than I expected: not a problem on a Sunday morning, but on weekdays?!?

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  • 08 January 2012

    bigsayer rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really tasty and simple dish. Might make it a soup next time"

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  • 15 February 2012

    AmyChicky rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 04 May 2012

    DanievJ commented on this recipe

    I'll just leave out the chillies, my little one's taste bud are extremely sensative.

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  • 20 July 2012

    LizzieA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious, very healthy, easy to make and the whole family loved it!!

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  • 10 September 2012

    msmooo commented on this recipe

    This is really easy and very flavourful recipe. First time using fennel, but glad I gave it a try. This recipe will be used often.

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  • 04 January 2013

    Louisa Smith rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a firm favourite in our house and enjoyed by my (veg-hating) husband and 2-year-old daughter. I think the quantity of stock in the recipe is way too high so I always halve it and I tend to use water instead of stock anyway - there's plenty of flavour from the fennel and basil. I like to add prawns to the sauce - very tasty!

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  • 06 February 2013

    nyctale rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 05 April 2013

    Annmarie commented on this recipe

    This is one of the family's favourite meals!! We have it at least once a week. We love the taste of the fennel and the kick from the chilli! Fabulous!!

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  • 17 April 2013

    TINA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely and tasty,a big big hit with my 2 year old and was fast to make. The only thing i changed was adding some olives but next may try with prawns or chicken strips.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Low-fat, Super healthy

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323 kcalories, protein 12.0g, carbohydrate 58.0g, fat 6.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 11.0g, salt 0.45 g

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