tomato sauce for pasta pizza etc

jonny2510

We tried this recipe for the second time tonight, and have found it really tasty.

It's pretty cheap too, and the only thing that needs to be bought is a tin of "Tesco Finest Cherry Tomatoes" which only costs 50-60p (and possibly some cheese if you've got nothing in), the rest of the ingredients should be basic store cupboard ones. I'm only a beginning cook, but I'm sure those who know what they're doing can substitute things they don't have in with alternatives.

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
Pasta / Spaghetti
1 tbsp Olive Oil (if no olive oil substitute with veg oil or similar)
2 - 3 cloves of garlic (peeled and chopped)
1 sliced finger chilli (if you like it hot)
Tomato Pur!e
1 Onion (sliced)
Dried Basil / Oregano (or similar - i suppose you could use fresh if you've got it)
Cheese - Fresh Grated / Parmesan / whatever you've got in.

Method:
1) Set your favourite pasta/spaghetti on the boil. Prepare other ingredients.

2) Heat oil in pan, and once hot add garlic and chilli (if using) for 15 seconds

2) Add onions and stir fry for a further 30 - 60 seconds (if garlic / chilli starts to burn, move straight to step 3)

3) Add contents of the tin of cherry tomatoes, along with a good squeeze of tomato pur!e, and the basil / oregano

4) Allow to simmer gently, stiring regularly until pasta is cooked.

5) Drain pasta, mix in with sauce.

6) Server and sprinkle with cheese

As it's a cheap one, and as we've enjoyed it so much, I thought I'd share it with all the OS money savers over here.

Hope I've posted in the right place.

Any Q's just ask

Purple_Sparkles

That sounds yummy, reading about food has made me hungry time for dinner or should I say supper, I didn't realise it was quite so late!

Thanks for sharing

Pink.

Hi jonny,

Thanks for the recipe. :T There was a thread earlier today asking for a tomato pasta sauce recipe so I've added your thread to it.

Pink

switch007

I've seen to much sacrilege in this thread it's crazy Ketchup? Worcestishire Sauce? Garlic in a tube?!

My favourite is to use cherry tomatos. It's so quick and easy: Ripe cherry tomatoos, Olive Oil, Salt, Garlic, Sugar, Fresh, torn basil. Takes 5 minutes! It's _meant_ to be light (some may say watery) and fresh!

And above all: Match the sauce to the pasta. Use a thin spaghetti for this one. Leave the tagliatelle for the heavy meat recipes

SmileyS_2

..for pasta or lasagne etc

Thanks SS x :beer:

emmie1234

Hiya, I always make a sauce this way, works well with spag bol, lasagne etc

This is for two adults and one child

One large onion (finely chopped)
2/3 teaspoons garlic powder or granules (or 2/3 cloves freshly crushed garlic)
One tin of value tomatoes (chopped - or chop em up yourself and save a few pence)
a good dollop of tomato puree (maybe a desert/table spoon sized)
olive oil or normal cooking oil
couple of teaspoons of dried basil


Soften the onions in a pan with some oil and the garlic, when softened add the tinned tomatoes, basil and tomato and simmer until reduced down.
Sometimes I add half a teaspoon of sugar at the end too and sometimes a splash of red wine too (!!)

Makes a nice thick tomato sauce that you can add to mince for spag bols, lasagnes etc etc

You can make this in bulk and freeze into portions too.

HTH

x

jasmine33

What is the difference between a tomato sauce for pasta and a sauce for lasagne? Does anyone have any good recipes I can use for tomato sauce to be used in a lasagne?

Blairweech

I don't think there is a difference...both contain onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomato puree, herbs...sometimes I add red wine.

I think the trick to tomato sauce is time/patience in the simmering department - I sling the above ingredients into my slow cooker on low all day and it is gorgeous (I add a pinch of brown sugar too)

redmel1621

Hi Blairweech

When you do it in the SC does it thicken up or do you have to flour it at the end?

Mel x

daisyburps

I make my own. I finely chop onions and a little garlic then fry them, add a couple of cartons/jars of value passata, a pinch of mixed herbs and simmer very slowly for 30 mins. It really does taste better than the ready made sauce.