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5 Ingredient Tomato Pasta Sauce

You won’t believe how much flavour this easy tomato pasta sauce packs with only five main ingredients: canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, celery, and sun-dried tomatoes! It’s my go-to sauce whenever I’m craving a simple, comforting pasta that reminds me of my time in Italy, or when I just want something rich and tangy to dip a warm, crusty piece of garlic bread into. Pure comfort in every bite!

Prep Time

10 Minutes

Cook Time

50 Minutes

Serves

4 to 6

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5 Ingredient Tomato Pasta Sauce

5 Ingredient Tomato Pasta Sauce

You won’t believe how much flavour this easy tomato pasta sauce packs with only five main ingredients: canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, celery, and sun-dried tomatoes! It’s my go-to sauce whenever I’m craving a simple, comforting pasta that reminds me of my time in Italy, or when I just want something rich and tangy to dip a warm, crusty piece of garlic bread into. Pure comfort in every bite!

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 50 Minutes

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

Pasta Sauce:

  • 3 x 400g cans of peeled Italian plum tomatoes
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch of salt and pepper

To Serve (Optional):

  • pasta of choice
  • toasted bread
  • roasted vegetables

 

Preparations:


  1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the onion is translucent.

  2. Add the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and sauté for a further minute.

  3. Add the canned tomatoes and mix well. Reduce heat to low and cook for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and pressing down on the tomatoes to break them apart. Remove from heat.

  4. Add the sauce to a food processor or high speed blender and process until smooth. Transfer back into the pot and cook on low for 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally and remove from heat.

  5. Serve the sauce mixed into pasta, with toasted bread or on top of roasted vegetables.



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Ingredients

Pasta Sauce:

  • 3 x 400g cans of peeled Italian plum tomatoes
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • pinch of salt and pepper

To Serve (Optional):

  • pasta of choice
  • toasted bread
  • roasted vegetables

 

Preparation

  1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and sauté for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the onion is translucent.
  2. Add the garlic and sun-dried tomatoes and sauté for a further minute.
  3. Add the canned tomatoes and mix well. Reduce heat to low and cook for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and pressing down on the tomatoes to break them apart. Remove from heat.
  4. Add the sauce to a food processor or high speed blender and process until smooth. Transfer back into the pot and cook on low for 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally and remove from heat.
  5. Serve the sauce mixed into pasta, with toasted bread or on top of roasted vegetables.

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