Spaghetti with spicy tomato sauce

AUTHOR
Jennie Fields
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 1
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g Carrots
  • 400 g Celery
  • 1 (approx. 75 g) medium onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 red chilli pepper
  • 2 tablespoons (10 g each) Olive oil
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 tablespoon (16 g) Tomato paste
  • 1/4 l Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 400 g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 package (500 g) chunky tomato sauce
  • 300 g Spaghetti
  • 1 Pot of basil

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the carrots and celery and cut them into small cubes. Peel onion and garlic. Finely dice the onion, press the garlic through a garlic press. Wash the chilli pepper, cut lengthwise and remove the seeds.

  2. 2

    Cut the chili into fine rings. Heat the oil in a pot, fry the onion and garlic in it. Add carrots and celery, steam briefly and salt. Stir in tomato paste and chili, add stock and bring to the boil.

  3. 3

    Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes. Wash the tomatoes, drain and cut in half. Put them into the pot together with the tomato sauce and cook for another 5-6 minutes. Put the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water and cook for about 8 minutes until bubbly.

  4. 4

    Wash the basil, dab dry and cut into fine strips. Season tomato sauce with salt and stir in half of the basil. Pour the pasta onto a sieve, rinse under cold water and drain.

  5. 5

    Arrange spaghetti and tomato sauce on a deep plate. Serve sprinkled with remaining basil.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
380 kcal
CARBS
66 g
FATS
7 g
PROTEINS
13 g