Red Sauce Pasta Recipe (Red Pasta Recipe)
Red sauce pasta is a delicious pasta dish made with tomatoes, garlic, dried herbs and seasoning. Making Italian style red sauce is easy and quick for weeknight dinners just like my white sauce pasta. Make sure you serve red sauce pasta with garlic bread, roast chicken and caesar salad for a filling meal.
Equipment
Cooking pot
Blender
Ingredients
Red Sauce for Pasta
- 3 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 10 cloves Garlic chopped finely
- 3 tablespoon Tomato Paste
- 500 grams Tomatoes
- 2 teaspoon Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 1 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Dried Basil
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Flakes
For Cooking Pasta
- 2½ cups Dried Pasta 250 grams
- 2 teaspoon Salt
- 6 cups Water
Instructions
- For making red sauce pasta. You have to start by chopped garlic very finely, remove them to a bowl and set aside. For making tomato puree, take tomatoes and chop them into pieces, add them to a blender and make it into a fine puree. Don’t add water when grinding. Set aside till use.
- In a heavy bottom pan with a lid. Add in olive oil and turn on the heat. Add in chopped garlic and let them heat through for 1 minute till gets fragrant. Now add in tomato paste and cook for 2 to 3 minutes till it gets caramelised and raw smell leaves from it.
- Pour in the freshly made tomato puree and mix well. Once it is mixed well, cover with a lid and cook on medium high heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Now open the lid, give a good mix. Season the red sauce with salt and sugar to taste. Taste and adjust salt and sugar as needed. Cover and cook on low heat for 5 more minutes.
- Sprinkle with dried herbs oregano, basil, pepper and red chilli flakes. Mix well. Take it off the heat and allow them to cool completely before pouring into glass jars. You can store this in fridge upto a week or more.
- Now cook your pasta. Bring lots of water to a full boil, add salt to taste. Add in dry pasta into the boiling water and cook as per package directions. Once pasta is cooked, before draining the pasta, remove some pasta cooking liquid for later use. Now drain the pasta in a colander and set aside.
- For making red sauce pasta, simple add cooked pasta into the red sauce along with pasta cooking water and toss well. Red sauce pasta is ready to serve.
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Notes
- If you don’t have fresh tomatoes, you can use canned or tinned tomatoes. You might need to add 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes.
- You can add less garlic if you prefer milder taste. Also you can add more chilli flakes if you like it spicy.
- Chopped onions or shallots can be added in the sauce for flavour.
- You can add cheese when you add cooked pasta into the red sauce for cheesy pasta.
- Use sweet variety of tomatoes for better taste in pasta.
- Never skip pasta cooking water, as it emulsify the sauce and makes it cling to the pasta. Cooked vegetables like sweetcorn, peas, carrots, green beans, broccoli can be added in the sauce. Similarly you can use cooked chicken and prawns in the pasta.
Storage & Serving
Prepared red sauce can be stored in fridge upto a week or more. You can simple boil noodles or pasta and toss with the sauce and serve. You can even use this sauce to make pizza.Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Red Sauce Pasta Recipe (Red Pasta Recipe)
Serving Size
1 serving
Amount per Serving
Calories
230
% Daily Value*
Fat
9
g
14
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Sodium
1965
mg
85
%
Potassium
447
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
32
g
11
%
Fiber
3
g
13
%
Sugar
6
g
7
%
Protein
6
g
12
%
Vitamin A
1108
IU
22
%
Vitamin C
18
mg
22
%
Calcium
53
mg
5
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.