Pasta in tomato sauce

Another one of those recipes that are not really recipes and everyone has their own version. I make this when I have nothing in the fridge, I haven't planned anything, and it's half an hour until dinner time. I always have the ingredients for this at home. If you have the time, toasted pine nuts make a great addition, scattered over the top before serving.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • 1 tblsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tblsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tin crushed tomatoes
  • parmesan
  • basil
  • 400g pasta (I use penne)

Method

  1. Get the pasta water on the heat and bring to a boil.

  2. Put a saucepan on the heat, and add the oil.

  3. Cook the onions gently for around 8 minutes, until it is soft but not coloured. Add the garlic and cook for only a minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for a minute more.

  4. Put the pasta on to cook. When you drain it, be sure to save around a tin of water.

  5. Add the tomatoes, honey and salt to the onions. Add 1/2 a tin of the pasta water, and cook for 10 minutes with a lid on. Stir regularly.

  1. Using a stick blender, blend the sauce until smooth. Add the cheese, basil and pasta to the sauce. If the sauce needs loosening up, splash in the water until it is a silky consistency.

Tags

  • Recipe
  • Dinner
  • Emergency
  • Quick
  • Easy