15 minute Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
8 people
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Calories
35 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Italian
15 minute Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce
Description
The 15 minute Hidden Vegetable Pasta Sauce combines several chopped raw vegetables such as onion, garlic, celery, carrot, bell pepper, and courgette along with canned chopped tomatoes and fresh basil. These ingredients are blended until smooth in a suitable blender and cooked briefly to meld the flavors. The resulting sauce has a subtle sweetness from the vegetables and herbs, balanced by the acidity of the tomatoes. The use of raw vegetables enhances freshness, while the short cooking time preserves their flavor and nutrients.
This sauce can be stirred into cooked wholewheat spaghetti or other pasta varieties and topped with grated parmesan cheese or vegan alternatives along with extra fresh basil. It also functions well as a pizza sauce or as a base for layered dishes like lasagne or for recipes such as bolognese or chili. The sauce can be portioned and frozen for convenient future use.
When using a regular blender or food processor, blend the ingredients and then warm the sauce on the stovetop before serving. Some blenders may struggle with raw vegetables; users should consult their appliance guidelines. The recipe’s nutrition information pertains to one portion of sauce alone, excluding the pasta.
Ingredients
- 1 onion peeled and halved
- 2 cloves garlic skin removed
- 1 celery chopped roughly, stick
- 1 carrot chopped roughly, medium
- 1 red bell pepper deseeded and chopped roughly, or yellow bell pepper
- 1 courgette chopped roughly, small
- 2 x 400g chopped tomatoes canned
- basil roughly 15 grams / ½ oz, large handful
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
To serve
- Wholewheat spaghetti (or pasta of choice – use gluten free pasta if you want to make this gluten free)
- Parmesan Cheese grated (optional, or vegan equivalent
- basil roughly torn, extra
Instructions
- Place all the pasta sauce ingredients into your blending jug. Put the lid on top, making sure you align the two arrows. Place the small lid insert on top of the lid ensuring the arrow is pointing at the unlock position, turn 90 degrees to lock.
- Place the blending jug on the main body of the blender.
- Plug the blender in and press the Press the ON/OFF button to switch it on. Select the SOUP function. Press the ON/OFF button and the blender will magically turn your ingredients into a delicious pasta sauce.
- If any of the ingredients don’t blend properly. Stop the blender, take out the small lid and use the tamper to push the ingredients onto the blades, then replace the small lid and restart the blender.
- To serve, stir into cooked, drained pasta and garnish with extra basil and grated cheese/vegan cheese alternative, if you wish. Alternatively use as a pizza sauce, or as a base for bolognese, lasagne, chilli con carne (or sin carne, if you prefer) and stews.
- Freeze or refrigerate any leftovers for future use.
Notes
- Use a blender rated for raw vegetables or blend and then warm the sauce on the stovetop.
- This sauce can serve as a pasta topping, pizza base, or as a base for bolognese, lasagne, chili, and stews.
- Freeze portions of the sauce for later convenience.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 35 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 35kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 155mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 340mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 1615IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 27.8mg | 31% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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