Peppery Portuguese Pasta

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 in saucepan, heat olive oil.
• 2 add onions, carrots and leeks, and sauté over a low heat for 10 minutes, until they start to soften.
• 3 mix in the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, basil, hot chili sauce and garlic.
• 4 simmer, covered for 15 minutes.
• 5 add french beans and continue cooking, uncovered for a further 10 minutes or until mixture is reduced.
• 6 season to taste.
• 7 serve vegetable mixture on a bed of spaghetti and top with grated cheese.
• 8 garnish with olives and chopped parsley.