Easy Pasta Sauce Recipe
Quick and tasty supper recipe
Ingredients
- 200 g pasta shapes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion peeled and sliced
- 1 pepper green or red chopped and de-seeded
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
- 10 olives chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 6 fresh basil leaves torn
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil
- Fry the onion for a few minutes until soft
- Add the pepper and garlic and cook for a further 5 minutes
- Add the chopped tomatoes, oregano and basil
- Stir in the olives
- Cook on a low heat while you prepare the pasta
- Place the pasta in a large saucepan and cover with boiling water
- Stir, bring back to the boil and simmer for 12-15 minutes
- Season to taste with black pepper
- Serve by placing the pasta on a plate and spooning over the sauce
- Sprinkle with grated parmesan or cheddar cheese