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Pasta with tomato sauce

A proper homemade tomato sauce from two tins of tomatoes: simple, cheap and far better than a jar.

⏱ 30 min🍽 Serves 4

Ingredients

• 🍝Pasta400 g
• 🥫Tinned tomatoes800 g
• 🧅Onion1
• 🧄Garlic2
• •Olive oil3 tbsp
• 🍬Sugar1 tsp
• •Salt
• •Pepper
• •Basil
• 🧀Grated cheese40 g

Method

1. Chop the onion and garlic.
2. Fry the onion in the olive oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, then the garlic for 1 minute.
3. Add the tomatoes, crush them with a spoon, season, and add the sugar if they taste sharp.
4. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes until the sauce thickens.
5. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling salted water.
6. Toss the drained pasta with the sauce and serve with basil and grated cheese.

💡 Tip : Make double the sauce and freeze half.

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