Does anybody here have an easy and quick recipe for a nice healthy pasta sauce?

Question

I don't want to have to wait ten days, or clean sixty pots. Just a quick simple recipe.

Answer 1

I like this sauce; It has some fat, but it's good fat, and you can make it in the microwave in one dish!
This is for only one serving; adjust as nessecary!
Add:
1 tblspoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
1/2 tblspoon margarine,
1-3 cloves of garlic, chopped very finely, more for more heat,
a pinch of salt,
a grind of pepper (if you like it, I don't put it in)
1/4 teaspoon warm water
2 teaspoons parmesean cheese
A sprinkle of dried Chives (optional, for color.)
to a microwave-safe dish. You can play around with the amounts, and add other things for a kick! Cover with a paper towel and put into the microwave for 15 seconds. Watch it until the butter and cheese start to melt; the cheese won't ever melt completely. Take it out and toss it into some spaghetti or some other pasta. You can add more margarine; don't use butter, it makes it taste weird. Play around, like I said, til you get it just right. Experiment with different ingredients (Chyenne pepper in place of the garlic is interesting!) Happy pasta eating!

Answer 2

Pasta Sauce #1
This is the best pasta sauce you will ever have. I guarantee it. It is not to sweet, not to spicy, not to acidic. It's just darn good!
4 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt or sea salt
3 tablespoons of a robust extra virgin olive oil (it does make a difference)
1/2 medium onion, diced
3/4 cup chicken broth
1 (24 ounce) can whole tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
4-6 servings

1. On your cutting board, chop and smash the garlic into a paste with the salt.
2. Heat a large saucepan with the oil in it over medium-high heat.
3. Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook for about 8 minutes or until the onions are all brown.
4. Add the chicken broth to the pan and scrape the bottom to get all the"flavor" bits off of it.
5. Crush the tomatoes into the pan using your hand (it's a little gross, but it will give the sauce texture like you've never seen).
6. Add the tomato paste and all of the seasonings except the parsley and basil.
7. Stir to combined.
8. Bring to a soft boil, turn the heat to low, and cover.
9. Let it simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stir occasionally.
10. Add the parsley and basil.
11. Serve over pasta, rice, pizza, anything.

And all in ONE pan!

Answer 3

Pasta Puttanesca

1 can crushed Roma tomatoes, about 28 oz.
2 T. olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 sm. onion, chopped
1/2 c. sliced black olives
1/4 c. artichoke hearts (canned, packed in water)
1/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes
1-2 T. capers
1/4 c. chopped fresh parsley
1/4 c. dry white wine
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 lb. linguini
Parmesan, Romano or Asiago, grated (or cheese substitute, for Vegetarian recipe)

In a lg. frying pan or pot, heat oil. Sauté onions about 1-2 minutes, add garlic and sauté about 1 more minute. Add olives, artichokes, sun dried tomatoes, capers and parsley; sauté 1-2 more minutes. Add wine and canned tomatoes; stir to mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Note: if the tomatoes seem to be too acid-tasting, add a small spoonful of sugar (but go easy on the sugar). Taste and adjust seasonings. Reduce heat to low and let simmer 5 minutes while the pasta cooks. Drain pasta well, toss with sauce and serve immediately with cheese, a tossed salad and some good Italian bread.

Answer 4

YOU WANT QUICK?? YOU WANT SIMPLE??
YOU GOT IT!!!

I have prepared this recipe for people who hate pasta and for people to love pasta and the response is always the same. They love it. No meat, No measuring, No mess - and it's totally vegetarian and so easy that the hardest part is hiding the cans.

I called it originally Bachelor's Spagetti, because a bachelor living on pasta can cook it up quick!

1 can tomatoe Paste (8 oz)
1 can Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic and Oregano (14.5 oz)
1 can Hunt's Diced Tomatoes with Baslamic Vinegar, Basic and Oil (14.5 oz)
1 can Hunts Diced (or Stewed) tomatoes.

Mix them all, simmer slowly for 15-20 min.

Done. Serve over ANY pasta. It's great!

Answer 5

Make some pesto. Get a few big handfuls of fresh basil, a clove or two of garlic, about half a cup each of olive oil, shredded parmesan cheese and about a quarter cup pine nuts or walnuts. Put in blender and puree. Its awesome.Dont forget the salt.
You can serve it room temp over hot pasta or heat it up if you want. Leftover pesto can be frozen. Add pesto to sour cream or yogurt for a yummy dip. Spread it on bread and toast it. Whatever

Answer 6

Here's the one I made for lunch today...

1/2 cup frozen chopped onion
teaspoon of finely chopped garlic
tablespoon shopped parsley
a little olive oil for the bottom of the frying pan
1 large tin of tuna in olive oil (or two small)
Spaghetti sauce spice mix

Sautée the onion with the garlic until the onion is transparent
then add the parsley, the spices and the flaked tuna with its oil.
Cook over a low flame for about five minutes.
Meanwhile cook your pasta...

Serve immediately.
(I add a shot glass of vermouth to the sauce when it starts to bubble and let it simmer the alcohol away in the sauce ...about 5 min. gives it a nice flavour)
If you don't have prepapared spaghetti spice mix, then use 1 tsp. of thyme, 1 tsp. oregano a dash or 2 of paprika, salt & pepper to taste.)

Answer 7

This recipe is easy, versatile, healthy & YUMMY!

Healthy Pasta Sauce

Ingredients:

2 large tomatoes, diced
1/3 cup (about 100 mL) extra virgin olive oil
3 drops of vanilla extract
5 drops of balsalmic vinegar
oregano, thyme, basil, sage, parsley, and lemon pepper to taste

Directions:

Mix and serve over warm pasta and add additional olive oil if needed.

Serves: 2

Answer 8

Make Over 200 Juicy, Mouth-Watering Paleo Recipes You've NEVER Seen or Tasted Before?

Answer 9

This is a easy real yummy recipe. Get fresh Spinach leaves and put them in blender, add enough tomato sauce to make sauce as thick or thin as you want. Pour into sauce pan and heat. spice to taste. Pour over pasta.

Answer 10

Sautee som echicken in a little bit of olive oil

Add 1 cup of Chicken Broth
1 TBSP of butter of Margerine
2 slices of lemon
1/2 boullion cube
Pinch of Tyme
Handful of Broccoli
1 diced tomato

Sauttee until sauce thickens and broccoli is cooked

Mix in pasta and serve

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