Peppery Portugese Pasta

40 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 30 minutes

187 calories per serving view nutrition facts

4 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

2	tablespoons	olive oil
2	medium	onions	coarsely chopped
2	each	carrots	finely chopped
3	each	leeks	trimmed and roughly chopped
4	large	tomatoes	skinned and chopped
1 1/2	teaspoons	tomato puree
3	teaspoons	basil	dried
2	teaspoons	chili sauce	hot
2	cloves	garlic	peeled, minced, and crushed
3	ounces	french beans	trimmed
1	x	salt and black pepper

To serve
1	x	spaghetti	cooked
1	x	cheese	grated

To garnish
1	x	olives
1	x	parsley leaves	chopped

Directions

In a saucepan, heat olive oil.

Add onions, carrots and leeks, and sauté over a low heat for 10 minutes, until they start to soften.

Mix in the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, basil, hot chilli sauce and garlic.

Simmer, Covered, for 15 minutes.

Add french beans and continue cooking, uncovered, for a further 10 minutes, or until mixture is reduced.

Season to taste.

Serve vegetable mixture on a bed of spaghetti, and top with grated cheese.

Garnish with olives and chopped parsley.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 283g

Amount per Serving

Calories 187 35% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.0g	11%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 73mg	3%
Total Carbohydrate 28.0g	9%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g	19%
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 5.0g	9%

Vitamin A	133%		Vitamin C	52%
Calcium	5%		Iron	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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