Recipes
Homemade tomato pasta sauce with basil
Making your own spaghetti sauce is really easy – and it tastes just as good as ones you buy in a jar!
Making your own spaghetti sauce is really easy – and it tastes just as good as ones you buy in a jar!
(8 votes)
Cook: 30 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: 45p per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 268g serving contains
Energy
1021kj
244 kcal
1021kj
244 kcal
10%
Fat
6.7 g
6.7 g
Low
4%
4%
Saturates
0.8g
0.8g
Low
5%
5%
Sugars
4.6g
4.6g
Low
2%
2%
Salt
0.13g
0.13g
Low
12%
12%
1
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
381kj/91kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
381kj/91kcal
Ingredients
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp fresh basil, plus extra leaves for serving
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp tomato puree
400g tin chopped tomatoes
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
Black pepper
300g dried spaghetti
Pinch of sugar
Method
1
Peel the clove of garlic and crush it onto a chopping board.
2
Pick the basil leaves off the stem. Throw the stems away. Wash the leaves. Pat dry with kitchen paper and put to one side.
3
On a low heat, gently heat the oil in the pan. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute to soften. Keep stirring with the wooden spoon so it doesn't burn.
4
Stir in tomato puree. After 1 minute, add tomatoes, vinegar and 2 grinds of black pepper. Stir. Increase heat so the sauce gently simmers. Turn down and cook for 20 minutes.
5
Heat a large pan of water until boiling. Add the spaghetti, stir and return to the boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes. Carefully drain in a colander over a large bowl.
6
Tear the basil leaves into small pieces. Add to the sauce with a pinch of sugar. Cook for a further 2 minutes.
7
Put the cooked spaghetti into individual bowls. Top each one with sauce and sprinkle over a few basil leaves.