A short while ago Linda had some dental work done, and was not up for solid food. I wanted to give her something soupy for lunch that was quick, easy and could be made with what we had in the house. I know, I know, somebody in the back will be yelling ‘canned soup’, but neither of us are canned soup fans so there was none in the house. After some thought, this is what I came up with:
Ingredients –
- A knob of butter
- One small onion, diced
- A garlic clove, diced
- 0.5 stock cube
- Pinch of Italian herbs
- Handful of curly pasta
- A jar of our homemade tomato pasta sauce
Method
- In a pot, toss in the butter and place on medium heat and when it is melted add in the onion and garlic, fry until fragrant
- Add in the tomato pasta sauce and half a stock cube, quarter fill the tomato sauce jar with water and slosh around to remove remainder of the sauce, add to the mix.
- Heat to a simmer and stir to incorporate the stock cube. Once the soup is simmering, add the pasta. Add the Italian herbs.
- Simmer until the pasta is done, about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Serve.
While Linda was very happy with the result, she said it was a bit too tomato-y so it could be diluted a bit more and could even provide enough soup for two.
Note: The homemade tomato pasta sauce only contains tomatoes, no salt or other additives, these are put in when the sauce is made into the final dish.
