Spicy pepper and tomato sauce recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Spend an afternoon making a batch of delicious homemade tomato sauce. It's super-versatile and packed with veggies. Use it to top pizzas, stir through pasta or use as a base for curries and chillies. Once you've tried homemade, you'll never look back!
See method- Makes 1.8kg (9 batches)
- Takes 45 mins
- 107 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Dairy-free
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 celery sticks, chopped
- 3 medium carrots, scrubbed and grated
- 480g jar roasted red peppers, drained and chopped
- 1 courgette, grated
- 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
- a few drops of Tabasco
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 445kJ 107.0kcal
- Fat
- 5g
- Saturates
- 1g
- Salt
- 0.5g
- Sugars
- 10g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 11.6gProtein 2.0gFibre 3.4g
Method
- Heat the oil in a lidded saucepan over a medium-high heat and fry the onions for 5-8 mins until translucent. Stir in the garlic, celery and carrots, and cook for 5 mins.
- Add the peppers, courgette and tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 mins or until thickened. Stir in the Tabasco to taste, then blitz with a stick blender to make a smooth sauce. Leave to cool before transferring to the fridge for up to 3 days or freezing for up to 3 months.
- Tip: Check out three ways to use the sauce.
- See more Vegan recipes
Freezing and defrosting guidelines
In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
