Tomato sauce

1 onion

1 clove of garlic

Handful of fresh basil or 1x15ml spoon dried herbs

Spray oil

2 large cans chopped tomatoes

Black pepper

300g wholemeal pasta 

Sharp knife, chopping board, garlic press, two saucepans, heat-resistant spoon.

1. Prepare the ingredients:

• peel and finely dice the onion;
• peel and crush the garlic;
• chop the basil.

2. Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic for 5 minutes, until soft.

3. Add the tomatoes, basil and pepper.

4. Allow to simmer gently for 30 minutes.

5. Cook the pasta following the instructions on the packet.

6. Drain and serve with the tomato sauce.

• Turn up the flavour: Try adding 1 x5ml spoon dried chilli flakes, oregano, smoked paprika to the sauce.
• For a vegetarian alternative: Add 75g mushrooms and 75g courgette, after stage 2, for a simple veggie sauce.
• Vary your protein: Add and brown 200g lean beef mince after stage 2 for a simple meat sauce or stir-in black olives and tuna.
• Transform your leftovers: Pour the basic sauce over white fish, sprinkle with cheese and bake for 20 minutes until golden.
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, for those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free pasta. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves four portions based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?