Diet Pasta Recipes – Tomato Pasta Recipe
An authentic, homemade diet recipe for pasta in tomato sauce. One of the delicious pasta dishes from our diet recipes.
Diet Pasta Recipes – Homemade Tomato Pasta
By WLR's Food Information Executive, Laurence Beeken
A deliciously simple tomato pasta recipe for when you’re on a diet. Pasta can be a filling staple when dieting, and this authentic, homemade tomato pasta is just one pasta dish from our tasty diet recipes.
Taken from our ’Diet on a Budget’ meal plan, which provides info and recipes to help you diet without spending a fortune. This tomato pasta recipe makes enough for 3 portions (which can be saved and frozen) at 130 calories each.
Ingredients
- 3 tsp Olive oil
- 1 Med onion, chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 Carrots (approx 150g)
- 2 Sticks Celery (approx 80g)
- 600g chopped (tinned) tomatoes
- 3 tsp Tomato puree
- Salt & pepper
- ½ tsp Sugar
- 100g Dry pasta (twists)
Method:
- Peel the vegetables and chop in a food processor or finely by hand
- Heat the oil in a heavy based saucepan and add the chopped vegetables and sauté until soft. Add the tinned tomatoes, sugar and tomato puree and salt & pepper to taste. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- While the sauce is cooking, prepare the pasta according to the packet instructions.
- Pour one portion (1/3rd) of the sauce over the hot pasta (see notes below).
Notes:
Once cooked, divide the tomato sauce for the pasta into 3 portions, one for now, and reserve two portions for use in The Budget Diet Plan - Week 1, Day 5 Dinner.
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*Nutrition data based on 1/3rd of the sauce with 100g pasta (dry weight).
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Recipe Info
| Preparation Time | 15 mins |
|---|---|
| Cooking Time | 30 mins |
| Serves | 3 |
Nutrition Data per Serving
| Calories (kcal) | 130.1 |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate (g) | 17.1 |
| Protein | 3.9 |
| Fat (g) | 5.3 |
| Fibre (g) | 4.1 |
| Fruit and Veg | 4.4 |
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