Name: Fresh Tomato Sauce
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 onion diced; 1 garlic clove crushed; 1 pinch fresh basil; 850 g canned whole tomatoes peeled; 850 g water; 1 tbs tomato paste; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbs olive oil

by gracecharlie Last updated on 07/09/2019

A quick, easy and cheap recipe - ideal for those on the run or when friends drop in. - gracecharlie

Ingredients

1 onion diced
1 garlic clove crushed
1 pinch fresh basil
850 g canned whole tomatoes peeled
850 g water
1 tbs tomato paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tbs olive oil

Method

Step 1

Lightly saute onions with oil until soft.
Step 2

Add garlic, tomato paste and stir through.
Step 3

Add tomatoes, basil, water, sugar, salt and pepper.
Step 4

Cover and cook on low to medium heat until sauce thickens.
Step 5

In the meantime boil salted water add pasta of choice.
Step 6

Toss pasta with sauce and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

To vary this recipe – before adding the canned tomatoes add sliced mushrooms, peeled small diced eggplant or sliced zucchini or all of them. If doing this add an extra can of peeled tomatoes to the recipe.