This recipe makes a delicious tomato pasta sauce that can be used for many pasta dishes or used as a Bolognese sauce.
This bolognese sauce can also be used for meatballs and goes well with minced beef, minced lamb, minced turkey or minced pork. It is also perfect for a baked pasta bolognese. The sauce is full of tomatoes and herbs such as oregano and basil which give the sauce great flavour. This tomato pasta sauce recipe is quick and easy and can be prepared within 10 minutes.
Ingredients for Tomato Pasta Sauce with Herbs
Please find the full list of ingredients and quantities in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Oil - I use extra virgin olive oil.
- Onion - use a brown onion.
- Garlic - use fresh garlic cloves.
- Tomato puree - I use concentrated tomato puree.
- Passata - to add a rich tomato flavour.
- Tomatoes - tinned chopped plum tomatoes.
- Sugar - I use soft brown sugar.
- Lemon - use the juice from a whole lemon.
- Seasonings - for extra flavour, I add salt, black pepper, oregano, basil.
How to Make Tomato Pasta Sauce with Herbs
1. Place a saucepan on a low to medium heat then add the oil. Allow to heat then add the chopped onion and garlic to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes then add the tomato puree, passata and the chopped plum tomatoes and continue to stir gently.
2. Add the brown sugar and lemon juice and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the salt, black pepper, oregano and basil then stir until combined. Leave to simmer for 10 minutes and serve with pasta or use for your meat.
Recipe Tips
- If you’re adding the sauce to meat then prepare the sauce first and set aside until you have browned the meat. You can then pour the sauce over the meat and leave the meat to simmer until cooked.
- You can prepare the sauce in advance, allow to cool and refrigerate until needed.
Nutrition
Nutrition based on 1 serving - Calories: 165kcal | Fat: 7.4g | Saturates: 1.1g | Carbs: 21.0g | Sugar: 19.0g | Fibre: 3.4g | Protein: 3.5g | Salt: 0.86g.
Storage
This sauce can be cooled and stored in the refrigerator for 3 – 4 days.
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Easy Tomato Pasta Sauce with Herbs
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 3 tablespoon tomato puree
- 500g passata
- 200g tinned chopped plum tomatoes
- 40g soft brown sugar
- 1 lemon juiced squeezed
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried or fresh
- 2 tsps basil dried or fresh
Instructions
- Place a saucepan on a low to medium heat then add the oil. Allow to heat then add the chopped onion and garlic to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes then add the tomato puree, passata and the chopped plum tomatoes and continue to stir gently.
- Add the brown sugar and lemon juice and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the salt, black pepper, oregano and basil then stir until combined. Leave to simmer for 10 minutes and serve with pasta or use for your meat.
Kate Henry says
Very Nice Sauce