My daughter is far from being a fussy eater. Usually she wouldn’t think twice about pretty much everything I put in front of her. But, if anyone ever asks about her favourite food, the answer would always be the same – PASTA! I really believe she could eat pasta for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
To at least try making it healthier, I try hard cooking different kinds od pasta sauces playing around with as many different ingredients as possible. I go for this and I go for that but then she’d say: “Mum, I don’t want to eat that, I want my tomato sauce!” (you can imagine the expression on my face!)
Why on earth does she like this simple, homemade tomato sauce sooo much when there are so many other recipes out there?!
Well, it’s a mistery to me but here we go, here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
Serves 3:
- 2 cans organic chopped tomatoes
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- a pinch of caster sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon mixed herbs
- salt and ground pepper
- fresh basil leaves or dry basil
Put all the ingredients except fresh basil leaves into a saucepan. Heat the pan over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Cover the pan with a lid and turn down the heat. Cook the sauce over a low heat for about 15 minutes, stirring it frequently, to prevent sticking. When the sauce is cooked, stir the chopped basil leaves into the tomato sauce. Spoon the pasta onto a plate and pour/spoon the tomato sauce over the top.
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