Pasta With Tomato and Hidden Vegetable Sauce
"This smooth sauce is a great way to get kids to eat more vegetables but it has plenty of flavor for adults too. Try adding cooked shrimp or chicken or spice it up with a chopped red chili pepper if you wish. From Good Food August 2011."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped
- 1 leek, chopped
- 2 bell peppers, deseeded and chopped
- 2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes with garlic
- 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 11 ounces pasta, shapes
- parmesan cheese, shavings to serve
directions
- Heat the oil in a large non stick saucepan and gently cook the onion, celery, carrots and leek until soft - about 20 minutes
- Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins - the longer the better.
- Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks.
- Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shavings of parmesan.
Questions & Replies
Got a question?
Share it with the community!
Reviews
-
A lot of prep work with so many veggies to chop, but a good result. I was looking for a pasta sauce for my baby that didn't have any salt and had lots of hidden vegetables, so this was a good choice. Leeks add a great flavor. It was a little bit too sweet, but we had roasted the red peppers to remove the skin, so that may have added to the sweetness. We pureed the sauce and served it over orzo for the baby. For the adults, we used 1/2 pureed and 1/2 chunky over farfalle, which was a nice combination. The only reason I didn't give this five stars was that the baby didn't finish her serving -- but she did eat some, and the adults were very satisfied too. We'll see if she likes the leftovers better today.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
