Tomato Sauce Pasta

As my husband is a fan of Alfredo sauce pasta, i hardly try something else with pasta. Also, for some reason I do not like red color pastas (tomato sauce pasta) from anywhere outside, I feel it is more ketchupy :). So, this home made one was a step I wanted to take before denouncing tomato sauce pastas for good. Yes, it was not ketchupy when prepared fresh, it was tangy and different. I liked it and he quite liked it.

Serves: 2

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1.     Pasta - 200 gm

2.     Tomato - 4

3.     Yellow bell pepper - 1

4.     Garlic - 4 cloves

5.     Onion – 1

6.     Corn starch – 1 tbsp

7.     Salt to taste

8.     Sugar - 1 pinch

9.     Italian seasoning - 1/2 tsp

10. Pepper crushed - 1 tsp

11. Olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

Step 1:  Cook the pasta as per instructions on the pack, toss with few drops of oil and keep it.

Step 2: Puree the tomatoes in a mixer slightly chunky if you prefer, chop the bell pepper & onion in the size matching the pasta used and fine slice the garlic.

Step 3: Heat a non- stick pan add a tablespoon of olive oil, sliced garlic and chopped onion. Toss the bell pepper with it. Sprinkle a pinch of crushed pepper and salt.

Step 4: Add to it the cooked pasta and toss them well and keep aside.

Step 5: In the same pan or another one, add less than a spoon of oil and add Italian seasoning to it. Pour in the pureed tomato and let it boil for 5 minutes.

Step 6: Mix corn starch in some water and stir in the boiling tomato sauce to thicken it. This gives an even consistency to sauce.

Step 7: Add salt and crushed pepper to the sauce.

Step 8: While serving spread the pasta and pour the sauce on top.

TIPS:

*Garnish with shredded cheese if you like it and do not mind some extra calories.