Fresh vegetable and basil pasta sauce

Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins
( Hands-on time: 10 mins )

Total cost: $ 4.12 / $ 1.03 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 capsicum, chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
400g can tomatoes
1 tablespoon tomato paste
black olives (optional)
pinch sugar
1 tablespoon basil pesto or 1 teaspoon dried basil or a handful basil leaves, torn
½ teaspoon dried chilli seeds (optional)

Instructions

1 Sauté onions, garlic, celery and capsicum in oil for about 5 minutes until lightly browned.

2 Add tomatoes, tomato paste and sugar, cook for another 5 minutes.

3 Add olives, pesto and chilli seeds and mix into cooked pasta.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 490kJ

Calories 117cal

Protein 5.2g

Total fat 7.4g

–Saturated fat 1.4g

Carbohydrates 7.7g

–Sugars 6.9g

Dietary fibre 2.3g

Sodium 530mg

Calcium 45mg

Iron 1.2mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.

Variations

Any green vegetable seems to work well so use what you have got.
Add a dash of wine or a couple of chopped sun-dried tomatoes, add some cooked chicken or seafood, add other vegetables like asparagus tips or chopped steamed spinach… think of the sauce as a base and use your imagination. This is so quick, easy and inexpensive you need never open a jar of sauce for pasta again.

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