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Spicy tomato pasta sauce
You could use fresh or canned tomatoes, or passata for this recipe.
What you need
- 3 tsp olive oil
- 1 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 kg canned chopped tomatoes
- 2 chillies, sliced or 5 ml chillies
- 2 sprigs fresh oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
Method
Heat oil in a large pan. Fry onion and garlic for 5 min. Add tomatoes and chillies (or hot pepper sauce). Slowly bring to boil. Cover and simmer for 8 min.
Strip the leaves from the oregano stems and chop the leaves. Add to the tomato sauce with salt, sugar, pepper and vinegar. Simmer for 2 min.
Serve with cooked pasta.
Serving suggestion
Serve with pasta.
Cook's tip
| Per portion | Per 100g | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (kj) | 552 | 180 | 10475 | 8350 |
| Energy (kcal) | 132 | 43.1 | 2500 | 2000 |
| Protein (g) | 4.94 | 1.61 | ||
| Carbohydrate (g) | 23.5 | 7.65 | 345 | 275 |
| Fat (g) | 4.17 | 1.36 | 95 | 70 |
| Fat (saturated) (g) | 0.57 | 0.19 | ||
| Fibre (g) | 5.64 | 1.84 | ||
| Sodium (mg) | 623 | 203 | ||
| Salt (equivalent) (g) | 1.56 | 0.51 | 7 | 5 |
| Per Portion | Per 100g | RDA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (µg) | 416 | 135 | 800 |
| Vitamin B-12 (µg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.48 | 0.16 | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 79.6 | 26.0 | 60 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 266 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 1.94 | 0.63 | 10 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.81 | 0.26 | 15 |
| Calcium (mg) | 97.0 | 31.6 | 800 |
| Folate (mcg) | 43.0 | 14.0 | 200 |
| Iron (mg) | 3.66 | 1.19 | 14 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 59.2 | 19.3 | 300 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.32 | 1.08 | 18 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.74 | 0.24 | 6 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.16 | 0.05 | 1.6 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 101 | 33.0 | 800 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.22 | 0.07 | 1.4 |
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