RED SAUCE PASTA

RED SAUCE PASTA

Pasta recipes are staple food of traditional italian cuisine and is prepared with variety of sauces. Out of all red sauce pasta is a popular and easy pasta recipe which is prepared from tomato sauce. Red sauce pasta recipeis a delicious recipe of pasta and mixed veggies in a homemade red tangy tomato sauce. This meal can also be made without veggies but I usually add them as they give a good taste and also increase the nutrition factor. This red sauce pasta is so tasty you will want to keep on making it. Preparing the pasta, sauce and veggies all together will take some time, so if you are looking for a quicker meal, you can prepare the sauce ahead of time and refrigerate it, which I usually do. This is one of the best pasta recipes you can make at home & I am sure your family will love it.

Ingredients:

For pasta:
1 cup penne pasta / any pasta of your choice
5 cups water or as required to boil
salt to taste

1 tbsp oil

2 medium sized onions, sliced

1 red bell pepper, sliced

1 green bell pepper, sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, sliced

1/2 cup broccoli, tender

For red sauce:

6 ripped red tomatoes
2 tsp oil
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 small dried red chilli
1 onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp basil leaves, finely chopped
3/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
salt to taste

1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp chilli flakes
1 tbsp tomato sauce

Recipe:

Red sauce:

1. Firstly, slit x on bottom of tomatoes.
2. Add tomatoes (slitted at bottom) along with dried red chilli into boiling water and blanch.
3. Cover the pan and boil for 3-4 minutes or till the skin starts to leave from tomatoes.
4. Further, peel the skin of tomatoes once they cooled completely.
5. Then take 4 peeled tomatoes and the red chilli and blend to smooth purees.
6. Chop other 2 tomatoes discarding the seeds.
7. Transfer to the plate and keep aside.
8. Heat oil in a pan and add chopped garlic. Sauté till they turn slightly golden brown.
9. Add chopped onions and sauté till they change colour. Then add chopped - deseeded tomatoes and cook completely.
10. Mash in between a little so that it turns mushy.
11. Also add prepared tomato puree (from 4 blanched tomatoes).
12. Mix well and add basil, chilli powder, oregano, chilli flakes and salt. Mix well and get the sauce to a boil.
13. Cover and simmer the sauce for atleast 5 minutes or till the sauce turns thick.
14. Then add tomato sauce and finally, mix well.
15. Pizza/pasta sauce is ready.

For pasta:

1. Meanwhile, in a large vessel cook penne pasta with some salt.
2. Cook the pasta for 10-12 minutes or till they are soft.
3. Finally, drain the pasta and keep aside.
4. In a large kadai heat olive oil and sauté garlic till it turns aromatic.
5. Also saute onions till they change colour.
6. Add capsicums and broccoli. Let them cook for sometime.
7. To this add prepared tomato puree and saute for 5 minutes.
8. Also add chili flakes, mixed herbs, pepper, salt and mix well.
9. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
10. After 10 minutes, add in boiled pasta.
11. Mix gently, making sure the sauce has coated well.
12. Serve the red sauce pasta hot topped with parmesan cheese or any cheese of your choice.