Name: Hidden Veggie Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves: 10
Ingredients: 2 celery sticks, finely diced; 1 tbsp olive oil; handful of fresh basil leaves (optional); 1 tsp smoked sweet paprika; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 courgettes, finely diced; 500 ml vegetable stock; 1.5 kg passata; 1 red pepper, halved, deseeded and chopped; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp dried Italian herbs; 3 carrots, finely diced; 1 medium onion, finely diced

Preparation info

Serves:
10

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
35 min

Appears in

My Fussy Eater

By Ciara Attwell

Published 2018

About

Got a veggie hating family? Try my hidden veggie tomato sauce, which is perfect for pastas, pizzas, has no added sugar and can be frozen, too!

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, add the onion and fry for 2–3 minutes, then add the garlic and fry for another minute before adding the carrot, celery, courgette and red pepper.
Pour in the stock and passata and stir well. Add the tomato purée, dried herbs and smoked paprika and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 2

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