
Fresh tomato and capsicum pasta sauce
Forget pre-made sauces, making your own is simple and healthier. Here's a recipe for a tomato and capsicum pasta sauce. It's quick to make and is packed full of vegetables.

SERVES8
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
TIME TO MAKE30 - 45 mins
MEAL TYPEDinner
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Method
- Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan
- Add onion and cook until transparent
- Add tomatoes and capsicums, and simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Add tomato sauce, and pepper
- Add a little water if sauce is too thick and bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for a further 4-6 minutes until steaming hot
- Use a stick blender to blend until smooth
- Serve over the cooked wholemeal pasta*.
Tip
- This recipe makes 8 portions for small children. For adults it will make approximately 4 portions.
- 1 tbspoil
- 1onion, finely chopped
- 3 cupstomatoes, chopped
- 1capsicum, chopped
- ¼ cuptomato sauce
- ¼ tspground pepper
- 1-2 cupswater (optional)
Per
- Energy195kJ
- Total Fat2.0g
- Saturated Fat0.2g
- Total Carbohydrate7.8g
- Sugars5.5g
- Dietary Fibre1.3g
- Protein0.9g
- Sodium108mg
Method
- Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan
- Add onion and cook until transparent
- Add tomatoes and capsicums, and simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Add tomato sauce, and pepper
- Add a little water if sauce is too thick and bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for a further 4-6 minutes until steaming hot
- Use a stick blender to blend until smooth
- Serve over the cooked wholemeal pasta*.
Tip
- This recipe makes 8 portions for small children. For adults it will make approximately 4 portions.
Ingredients
- 1 tbspoil
- 1onion, finely chopped
- 3 cupstomatoes, chopped
- 1capsicum, chopped
- ¼ cuptomato sauce
- ¼ tspground pepper
- 1-2 cupswater (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 tbspoil
- 1onion, finely chopped
- 3 cupstomatoes, chopped
- 1capsicum, chopped
- ¼ cuptomato sauce
- ¼ tspground pepper
- 1-2 cupswater (optional)
Nutrition Facts
Per
- Energy195kJ
- Total Fat2.0g
- Saturated Fat0.2g
- Total Carbohydrate7.8g
- Sugars5.5g
- Dietary Fibre1.3g
- Protein0.9g
- Sodium108mg
Method
- Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan
- Add onion and cook until transparent
- Add tomatoes and capsicums, and simmer for 2-3 minutes
- Add tomato sauce, and pepper
- Add a little water if sauce is too thick and bring to the boil, reduce heat and cook for a further 4-6 minutes until steaming hot
- Use a stick blender to blend until smooth
- Serve over the cooked wholemeal pasta*.
Tip
- This recipe makes 8 portions for small children. For adults it will make approximately 4 portions.
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