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Pasta with Tomato & Veg sauce

Pasta with Tomato & Veg sauce
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Get your family to eat more veg with this super healthy Pasta with Tomato & Veg sauce recipe which counts as 5 of your 5-a-day. The sauce is freezable too.

Ingredients

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  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 leek, chopped
  • 2 peppers, de-seeded and chopped
  • 2 x 14oz cans chopped tomatoes with garlic
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 10oz dried spaghetti
  • Parmesan, shaved to serve (optional)

Instructions

  1. Boil a large pot of water.
  2. 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 add the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins – the longer the better.
  3. Cook the pasta following pack instructions.
  4. Blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks.
  5. Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce.
  6. Serve in bowls topped with shaved Parmesan and basil leaves, if you like.

Find it online: https://goingmywayz.com/pasta-tomato-veg-sauce/