Tomato creamy pasta

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small brown onion, grated
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tin diced tomatoes, drained
• 4-5 whole basil leaves
• ¼ cup thickened cream
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 pkt fettuccini pasta
• ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated (optional)

Method

Boil water and cook pasta following the packet instructions.

Heat oil over medium heat in small saucepan.

Add grated onion and sweat for 1-2 minutes.

Add tomato paste and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Add diced tomatoes, basil leaves, salt and pepper to taste, and then simmer for 5 minutes.

Add cream and simmer for a further 3-4 minutes.

Drain pasta, pour over sauce and serve as is or with grated parmesan cheese.

Notes

• Cooking the tomato paste before adding new ingredients will release the flavour of the paste.
• I add the basil leaves whole for the flavour – the added bonus is that if your kids don’t like green, you can easily remove the offending leaves before serving but the flavour is still in the sauce.
• This dish is a great way to introduce new textures to new eaters; it gives them something to roll around in their mouth and makes life easier when you eat together as a family when they get bigger.
• Recipe created by Camilla Baker for Kidspot, New Zealand’s best recipe finder.

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