Pasta is an easy and filling snack or meal that’s especially kid-friendly since you can make it interesting by adding vegetables and cheese per your preference. Also, you can make the pasta sauce as spicy or flavourful as you prefer. You can also check out this vegetarian pad thai recipe, vegetarian lasagne with mushrooms, or this super simple basil pesto pasta for a quick weeknight dinner that your kids would love too. Browse all noodles and pasta recipes here.
EASY TOMATO PASTA RECIPE FOR KIDS
Ingredients:
Pasta (boiled with little salt) – 1 cup
Tomatoes – 2 medium
Onions – 1, finely diced
Crushed garlic – 6 cloves
Crushed red chillies – 3
Pepper powder – 1 tsp
Capsicum – half
Oil – 1 tbsp
How to Make Simple Tomato Pasta:
1. Saute onions and garlic in oil till golden brown.
2. Add pepper and crushed chillies and fry for a min.
3. Make a puree out of the tomatoes and add to the above mixture, along with the capsicum. Boil for 3 mins.
4. Add the boiled pasta and keep on fire for another 2-3 mins. Add salt to taste.
It was slightly bland, but it was great for dinner. If you have any suggestions in making pasta dishes more flavourful, do let me know. Adding cheese would be a last option, since its not too healthy (though I love cheese!).
Sounds tasty — I love pasta dishes and I’m working on making a decent pasta in the microwave.
Not very exp when it comes to pasta..but last sunday me and my better half did it together…with all indian spices..:)..
The new container looks awesome with the well arranged(phew) pastas on it!!!
Your pasta looks as fluffy as fresh pasta.
Looks great! i usually cook my pasta al dente with some salt and olive oil drizzle, and then use a herb n’ tomato sauce or alfredo etc. i am fan of basil, oregano and rosemary in my pastas. Basil and tomato really go well together.
that looks delicious.
good pasta derives its flavour from the herbs and spices – not cheese (which is an american addition)
pastas were the only dishes i cooked until a year back. so here’s what i have learnt to make pastas more flavourful:
avoid washing the pasta with water after its cooked al dente . the best way to merge your pasta and sauce is to throw in the pasta into the sauce almost immediately after the sauce if ready. the starch on the pasta should make the sauce stick onto it – one usually doen’t simmer the pasta with the sauce.
the way you saute your garlic and chillies makes a loooooooot of difference. the garlic should lend its flavour to the oil when sauted – ditto chilly. i used to keep a stock of garlic oil and chilly oil once upon a time.
add herbs – fresh coriander as well as parsely are widely available in vegetable markets. dried herbs like thyme, rosemary, orgenao and basil are pretty much common in super markets. in fact greens like spinach, radish leaves and so on also add a rich flavour.
Pasta is a great favourite in our house…but is usually loaded with lots of cheese.
What a great easy dish to share with Presto Pasta Night. Hope to see you back often.
comfort food 🙂 i add more of tomatoes and cheese !
Yum Yum Yummy!!
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Looks yummy Nags, anything Pasta I’m always up for it:)
One tip, add more salt when you boil the pasta, really helps cut back on the blandness. This is the only time you get to actually flavour (salt) the pasta itself, no amount you add later helps 🙂