Hidden Veggie Pasta Sauce
Looking for a quick, wholesome dinner that’s packed with veggies and full of comforting flavor? This hidden veggie pasta sauce is your new weeknight hero! Made in just 30 minutes, it’s loaded with vibrant ingredients like sweet potato, courgette, and red pepper, all blended into a silky tomato base that clings perfectly to your favorite pasta. It’s family-friendly, meal-prep approved, and easy to store — making it just as great for a cozy evening in as it is for healthy lunches throughout the week.
Serves 4
- Prep 5 minutes
- Cook 25 minutes
- Total 30 minutes
Storage Tupperware in the fridge for 3 days or freezer for 2 months
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 100g Pack’d onion
- 150g Pack’d sweet potatoes
- 2 carrots (150g), diced
- 1 red pepper, diced (100g)
- 1 courgette, diced (180g)
- 2 tsp Pack’d garlic
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 - 1 tsp flakey salt to taste
- 1/3 tsp black pepper
- 250ml passata tomato sauce
- 125ml stock or water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 300g pasta
To Serve
- Shaved parmesan
- Fresh basil, chopped
Method
Heat the olive oil in a soup pan. Add the onion, sweet potato, red pepper and courgette and cook on a medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the veggies are soft, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, dried basil, salt and pepper for 30 seconds until fragrant.
Add the passata tomato sauce and stock or water. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add to a high speed blender with lemon juice and blend on high until smooth.
In the meantime, cook your pasta of choice in boiling salted water until al dente. Drain.
Add the pasta sauce to the pasta and stir to combine. Add a touch of pasta water to thin if needed.
Garnish with parmesan, fresh basil and a good drizzle of olive oil.
