'Full of veg' tomato sauce

Name: 'Full of veg' tomato sauce
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: olive oil; 2 small onions peeled and chopped; 1 small leek chopped and washed; 2 sticks celery trimmed and chopped; 2 red peppers chopped; 2 courgettes grated; 2 carrots grated; 1 large pinch dried oregano; 2 bay leaves; 4 x 400 g tinned plum tomatoes; 1 small butternut squash peeled and seeds removed, grated; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper

With hidden leeks, carrots, courgettes & peppers

“A tasty little tomato pasta sauce to have up your sleeve – great for getting your kids to eat veg ”

Serves 6

Cooks In1 hour 15 minutes plus cooling time

DifficultySuper easy

Vegetables Tomato Sauces & condiments

Nutrition per serving

Calories 160 8%
Fat 4.2g 6%
Saturates 0.6g 3%
Sugars 20.7g 23%
Salt 0.82g 14%
Protein 5.4g 11%
Carbs 26.9g 10%
Fibre 6.2g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

olive oil
2 small onions , peeled and chopped
1 small leek , chopped and washed
2 sticks celery , trimmed and chopped
2 red peppers , chopped
2 courgettes , grated
2 carrots , grated
1 large pinch dried oregano
2 bay leaves
4 x 400 g tinned plum tomatoes
1 small butternut squash , peeled and seeds removed, grated
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

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Method

Heat a large saucepan (big enough to hold all the ingredients) over a medium heat. Pour in a good lug of oil then add the onions, leek, celery, peppers, courgettes, carrots and herbs.
Cook the whole lot slowly for about 20 minutes with the lid on, until all the vegetables are nice and soft but without any colour at all. Add the tomatoes, squash, 500ml of water and a pinch of salt and pepper to the vegetables.
Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 30 minutes until the squash is soft.
Fish out the bay leaves and allow the sauce to cool slightly before blitzing with a hand-held blender until nice and smooth.
Have a taste and season with a little more salt and pepper if needed.