Basic pomodoro sauce
Here's a basic recipe that everyone should have in their toolkit - it's a great sauce for pizza, taco and pasta dishes.
Reviewed by our expert panel Serves: 2
Time to make: 20 mins
Total cost: $2.00 / $1.00 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon no-added-salt tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon each dried oregano, thyme and basil
- 400g can no-added-salt crushed tomatoes
Instructions
1 In a large frying pan or saucepan, heat olive oil over medium. Add onion and sauté (fry while stirring) until translucent. Add garlic and cook for another minute, until you can smell the garlic changing from raw to cooked.
2 Stir in tomato paste, herbs and crushed tomatoes.
3 Simmer for 15 minutes or until thick.
4 Serve on cooked pasta or transform into Bolognese sauce.
HFG tip
We use no-added-salt varieties of tomato paste and canned tomatoes.
Level up
Use this sauce to make bolognese sauce.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
No nutrition information available for this recipe.
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