Lunch
Pasta with hidden-veggie sauce
Blended sauce with carrot, zucchini and tomato: creamy, slightly sweet and looks like plain red sauce.
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total time
30 min
Servings
4
Kid-approved
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Ingredients
8 itemsInstructions
5 steps- 1
Cook the pasta according to the package.
- 2
Sauté the onion in olive oil, add the chopped carrot and zucchini.
- 3
Add the tomato sauce and half a cup of water; simmer 15 minutes.
- 4
Blend until completely smooth.
- 5
Toss with the pasta and serve with parmesan.
Lunch
Notes and substitutions
Freeze the sauce in portions for busy days.
Fridge, freezer and lunchbox
How to store and reheat
- Fridge: up to 3 days. The sauce thickens; add a splash of water when reheating.
- Freezer: the sauce alone, up to 3 months. Cook the pasta fresh when serving.
- Reheat over low heat, stirring, so the sauce doesn't split.
Tags
- Vegetarian
- Hidden veggies