Achieve a rich homemade tomato sauce by cooking it low and slow.
Cook: 6 Hours
Serves: 4
Price: £0.53 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 444g serving contains
Energy
7917kj
426kcal
7917kj
426kcal
21%
Fat
8g
8g
Low
11%
11%
Saturates
1.3g
1.3g
Low
7%
7%
Sugars
14.2g
14.2g
Low
16%
16%
Salt
0.22g
0.22g
Low
4%
4%
2
of your 5-a-dayof your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
1783kj/426kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
1783kj/426kcal
Ingredients
2 tbsp Olive Oil, plus extra to serve
1 Medium Onion, finely chopped
2 Garlic Cloves, crushed
1 Medium Carrot, scrubbed and finely grated
2 x 500g Cartons Tomato Passata
350g Dried Asda Linguine
Fresh Basil, to serve (optional)
Method
1
Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the onion over a medium heat for 5 mins, or until softened. Add the garlic and carrot and cook for 2 mins more, stirring constantly.
2
Tip the veg mixture into a slow cooker, add the passata and season with a pinch of salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper. Stir well, then cover with a lid and cook on low for 8–10 hours, or high for 5–6 hours, or until the sauce is thickened and a deep, rich red in colour. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
3
Around 15 mins before serving, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the linguine according to the packet instructions.
4
The carrot will almost disappear into the sauce as it’s cooked. If you’d like a smooth sauce, blend it at this stage until smooth using a handheld stick blender or food processor.
5
Drain the pasta, tip into the slow cooker and toss through the tomato sauce. Serve with some grated hard cheese, if liked, along with the basil and an extra drizzle of olive oil.