pasta sauce recipes

Bongedone

Keep an eye open for whoopsied basil and add it to the basic tomato recipe that CCP posted. You can then freeze the sauce down.

horsechestnut

For an Italian type sauce add 2 teaspons of dried Oregano and 1 teaspoon of dried Fennel seeds, to the basic tomato sauce.

jc2703

Hi I make mine using a carton of passata, three cloves of garlic sliced a couple of teaspoons of mixed herbs (usually basil, oregano and parsley), tspn sugar, salt & pepper to taste and if you have any celery chop up a stick and throw that in. Either put it in a pan on low heat on the hob for as long as you can (at least half an hour) or in a slow cooker on low for a couple of hours.

Strain threw a sieve and use immediately of store in fridge or freeze. I use this on pizza bases, with pasta or mixed with chicken stock and poured on roast chicken....lovely!

SunnyGirl

I also do a similar recipe to CCP but I use pasatta which is sieved tomatoes & comes in jars or cartons. I always put a teaspoon of sugar in the sauce as it counteracts the acidity of the tomatoes.

To make enough for 4 meals (for 6 of us) I:

Add 3-4 finely chopped onions & garlic to taste to a pan & gently sautee until the onions are translucent. Then add a good pinch of mixed herbs (again to taste), 3 teaspoons of sugar, 3 bottles of pasatta, 1 empty bottle of the pasatta filled with water, a crumbled stock cube (always taste it after putting one in as sometimes it needs 2 but sometimes not) and salt & pepper. Cook it so it gently bubbles for about an hour then portion up and freeze. If you wanted to use tinned tomatoes instead of pasatta I'd use 6 - 8 cans which sounds a lot but everyone likes lots of sauce here

To use from the freezer I add chilli powder and beans for chilli, use it as it is for a pour on pasta sauce, add bacon and chopped peppers for another meal, add cooked, sliced sausages for sausage pasta and have added prawns or sauteed veggies for a change. It's very versatile.

I used to use jars all the time & if I use one now all the kids complain that it doesn't taste right Hope this helps.

mhairib_2

thankyou all for all your quick replies. Ive made one this morning, and think it tastes too bitter. Have already put sugar in it but may need to add some more.

If I were to make it creamy, and kind of low fat-ish, would creme fraiche do the job or should I use mascrapone?? (sp??)

thanks again :T

Quasar

Try this one:

sautee finely chopped mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil with garlic and marjoram. Then when almost done (doesn't take long) add a pot of single cream and let simmer for a couple of minutes. Then serve on the pasta.

I don't have the exact quantities as I cook by judging the various doses and proportions. Salt according to taste, of course.

For a very substantial (ie. protein rich) sauce, substitute the cream with gorgonzola but in a smaller quantity.

shopsalot

I make one with a tub of cream cheese - which is such a cheap meal though it doesnt taste it!

Fry an onion finely chopped, add bacon/chicken as you wish, add mushrooms or peas or peppers if you want (these bits add cheap bulk).

Then add pesto to taste and cream cheese - mix it all up and add pasta.

Beautiful!

shopsalot

Also - add teaspoon of marmite to tomato sauces - adds a lovely flavour, try paprika too for a change

CCP

mhairib wrote: »

thankyou all for all your quick replies. Ive made one this morning, and think it tastes too bitter. Have already put sugar in it but may need to add some more.

If I were to make it creamy, and kind of low fat-ish, would creme fraiche do the job or should I use mascrapone?? (sp??)

thanks again :T

I think either would work, tbh, although I think with creme fraiche you would need to add it right at the end as it can split if it's boiled. (Hopefully someone will be able to tell me if I'm right here or if I'm thinking of something else entirely!).

Low fat cream cheese is good, too, for a creamy, cheesy tomato sauce.

nuttybabe

I make a cheesy sauce for pasta. Its one of the few things that gets eaten by all every time. I heat some milk and butter in a pan. Add a bit of flour and let thicken. I then mix in cheese (and sometimes mustard) and ham or bacon or chicken. Stir in cooked pasta. If I have time I will then put it in the oven with cheese on top (I even put crushed up crisps on top with cheese on that once) to go brown.