Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
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35 minutes
Kids love pasta and this is a simple one I like to make them when we get home from school, I let them pick which pasta we use and they think they are great chefs.
Hanni
1 person made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, coarsely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1-2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (800g) tin peeled tomatoes
- 1 handful basil, finely sliced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 50ml thickened cream
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 200g mozzarella, grated
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:25min ›
Ready in:35min
- Heat olive oil over a medium heat and sweat the onions in it for about 10 minutes. After 5 minutes add the garlic.
- Add the tomato paste and the tinned tomatoes; increase the heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the temperature and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the basil and stir.
- Stir in 2 tablespoons of butter. Leave to simmer for a while then add cream.
- Season with salt and pepper. Finally sprinkle the mozzarella on top and allow to melt a bit then serve with the pasta of your choice.
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I made this recipe for my wife, daughter and her partner who is a fine dining chef. He went back for seconds! Quick and easy to prepare and we all loved it. very tasty and my wife wants me to do it again. - 25 May 2016 (Review from Allrecipes UK & Ireland)