Ten-minute pasta recipe

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This meal is quicker to get on the table than oven chips and it's full of fresh vegetables - making it perfect for kids

Prep: 5 mins Cook: 10 mins
Skill level Easy
Serves 4

Ingredients

350g pasta
1 carrot, roughly chopped
½ small onion, roughly chopped
½ stick celery, roughly chopped
6-8 ripe plum tomato, roughly chopped
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp red pesto
2 tbsp raspberry vinegar
grated parmesan and basil leaves, to serve

Method

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Meanwhile, add everything else apart from the parmesan and basil to a food processor and whizz together until you get a smooth paste.
 
Tip into a saucepan and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and leave to cook for 5 mins.
 
Drain the pasta, toss together with the tomato sauce, then serve with the parmesan and basil leaves.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2005

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