BASIC TOMATO (PASTA) SAUCE

Pasta is my go-to dish when I am doing a double shift at work. Its super easy and quick to cook and means I can fit in a siesta before heading back across town. I have found that sometimes the simplest things in life can taste far superior to complicated dishes, such as fewer toppings on a pizza, plain soy sauce on buk choy and basic pasta sauce. Below is my no-fuss, easy to prepare yet delicious basic tomato sauce. The finished product tastes like a lot more effort has gone into making it than what actually has!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 x 800g tin whole peeled tomatoes in their juice 
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce (gluten-free)
• 5 garlic cloves, peeled and finely diced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 80g red onion, finely chopped
• 250g gluten-free spiral pasta 

COOKING 

1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over low to medium heat and add the garlic and red onion and cook for 4-5 minutes or until onion is soft. Add the dried herbs and stir until combined. 

2. Add the tomatoes and their juice and bring the heat to medium-high until the sauce boils. Turn the heat to low and simmer for around 15 minutes. During this time, stir the sauce occasionally and crush the whole tomatoes. Serve with gluten-free pasta. 

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