Chilli tomato pasta
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
Chilli tomato pasta
Prep time: 20 minsTotal time: 
Jane Ashley
Jane Ashley persuaded her family to eat on a strict weekly budget, then turned her recipes into the popular Eat Not Spend blog. She now has a book out called Home Economic - how to eat like a king on a budget.
Jane Ashley
Jane Ashley persuaded her family to eat on a strict weekly budget, then turned her recipes into the popular Eat Not Spend blog. She now has a book out called Home Economic - how to eat like a king on a budget.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 red onion, sliced finely
- 1 medium onion, finely sliced
- 2 celery stalks, finely sliced
- 1 medium carrot, finely sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 red chilli, chopped (deseed, if you wish)
- 1 courgette, roughly chopped
- 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 125ml red wine or vegetable stock
- 350g rigatoni or other dried pasta
- a few black pitted olives (optional)
- a few capers (optional) allow 1 tbsp
Step by step
The sauce freezes well; try making a larger batch and freezing extra portions.
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Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onions, celery and carrot for 10 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
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Add the garlic, chilli and courgette. Cook for another 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and the wine or stock, season, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Cook the pasta following the pack instructions. Next, add the olives to the sauce with the capers, if you are using them. Once the pasta is cooked, drain then add to the tomato pasta sauce. Serve with garlic dough balls.
TipTo make a hidden vegetable sauce, whizz the veg in a food processor. When the sauce is cooked, blend until smooth using a hand blender.
