TOMATO & BASIL SAUCE

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Save time and money with this simple and tasty sauce, great with pasta, meat or fish

Provided by Good Food team

Time 15m

Yield Makes 350ml

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp vegetable stock powder or ½ crumbled stock cube
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp sugar
few basil leaves
1 tbsp olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp vegetable stock powder or ½ crumbled stock cube
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp sugar
few basil leaves

Steps:

Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.
Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 52 calories, Fat 3 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium