Tomato & basil sauce

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• holly (:

  23 March 2011

  holly (: rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was quite tasty although a little bland for my taste, but this could be because I had it on pasta alone. It's so easy and a quick sauce to whip up!

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• sianie012

  15 April 2011

  sianie012 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I always use this tomato sauce recipe with pasta for a fast evening meal when I haven't planned for anything else. Really delicious and my 2 yr old loves it aswell.

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• Cassandra Amy Rose

  17 April 2011

  Cassandra Amy Rose commented on this recipe

  Does anyone know about how many people this serves?

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• Susan

  04 May 2011

  Susan commented on this recipe

  Great with meatballs ,

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• Col

  07 May 2011

  Col rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Got to be 5 stars for its sheer ease, have a least once a week in our house! great standby tea!

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• hungry&frozen

  15 May 2011

  hungry&frozen commented on this recipe

  I'll never understand why people buy jars of pasta sauce when this is so cheap and easy as well as being so much tastier. I make on almost a weekly basis and serve with pasta or over a baked potato.

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• CF

  30 May 2011

  CF rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this as a simple and very tasty alternative to a jar. As an added bonus, the house smelled like an Italian restaurant!

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• CF

  30 May 2011

  CF commented on this recipe

  Loved this as a simple and very tasty alternative to a jar. As an added bonus, the house smelled like an Italian restaurant!

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• Karen

  08 June 2011

  Karen commented on this recipe

  Made this sauce last night with the addition of black pepper and 1 tsp - 2 tsp of balsamic vinegar. Absolutely delicious! I won't be buying a jar of tomato and basil sauce again.

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• Natalie

  23 June 2011

  Natalie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  So easy and tasty. Kids loved it.

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• Julie

  26 August 2011

  Julie commented on this recipe

  Simply perfect. Delicious, easy and quick to make and no expensive ingredients.

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• rene_555

  06 October 2011

  rene_555 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I adjusted the recipie slightly. I made it so it feels naughty, but still almost as healthy. I dont like tomato based sauces (i like the bad creamy ones!), so I followed the receipie but crushed 2 cloves of garlic into the oil at the start with some chilli falkes for a kick. I then followed the recipie but when simmering added some low fat greek yougurt, some more sugar, some tomato ketchup and some extra puree. Tastes fab and has a nice creamy texture :) Don't need exact measurments, just add a little at a time until it tastes right for you. Don't be put off by the initial sour yogurt, just add more of the others till it tastes scrummy to you! I also added the basil so it is more of a creamy tomato and basil sauce.

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• Nadia19

  25 October 2011

  Nadia19 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We ran out of stir in pasta sauce and didn't know what to do so I thought that it couldn't be that hard to make it yourself so i searched Pasta Sauce and this great recipe came up. So glad we decided to give it a go and it's also very very easy to make, but I added a teaspoon of capers, splash of lemon juice and salt and pepper. When I added the basil near the end I also added a few cherry tomatoes. We had it with pasta and cheese.

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• Becstick

  23 December 2011

  Becstick rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Brilliantly simple and a success in our household, finally my 3YO will eat pasta with a sauce = result! (I used tomato ketchup instead of sugar, added dried oregano & balsamic).

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• Lillabet

  03 February 2012

  Lillabet rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Such a simple sauce but so very tasty! My husband doesn't like tomatoes particularly, but loves this sauce. I can't wait to try the other variations and maybe creating a couple of my own!

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• pbnj

  19 February 2012

  pbnj rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy to make and super tasty! I didn't have any vegetable stock, but it still tasted really good! I think I'll add a few bits of chopped veg or something next time, but for a simple sauce, this is great :)

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• phillipa

  22 March 2012

  phillipa rated and commented on this recipe

  

  sooooo yummy!!!!, added a few chili flakes and balsamic vinegar, it was delicious

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• FoodLovesMolly

  15 April 2012

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• feciko

  08 May 2012

  feciko commented on this recipe

  Yes like it, added some chilli flakes for a bit more bite ....loverly ...

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• Elena

  29 May 2012

  Elena commented on this recipe

  I made the arrabiata version, added grilled peppers and chicken, and served with fresh pasta and it was lovely!

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp vegetable stock powder or ½ crumbled stock cube
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp sugar
• few basil leaves

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Makes 350ml

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 5 mins

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian, Vegan

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp vegetable stock powder or ½ crumbled stock cube
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp sugar
• few basil leaves

Per serving

52 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 5g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 1g, sugar 4g, salt 0.28 g

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