recipes

Courgette and Tomato Sauce with Pasta Wheels

This sauce shows how versatile a basic tomato sauce is. I replace the courgette with aubergine for a lovely rich, silky sauce. For the children, I grate carrot and courgette into the sauce. The carrot sweetens the sauce beautifully and there are rarely objections to the quantity of hidden vegetables in the sauce!

Serves 4

   Ready in 10 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 courgette, diced
• 2 tbsp Roma Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 400g Roma Chopped Tomatoes
• ½ tsp sugar
• 1 small sprig thyme
• Salt and Pepper
• 300g Roma Route

Method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion and thyme and sauté over a low heat until soft until the onion is softened. Add the garlic and courgette and cook for 2 minutes.
2. Add the tomatoes and sugar, and cook for 7 - 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cook the pasta as per the instructions on the packet and serve with the courgette and tomato sauce