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!).
The unusual one
quite yummy..one day!! definitely one day!!
Sig
Looks good N... For increasing the flavor, you could try making it more "saucy".. Adding cream to the sauce, or sprinkling cheese will definitely do the trick 😀 but those two options come with the extra lbs. 🙂
Padma
I would also add lil peanut powder to bring the crunch in it...hey N that Pasta plate looks inviting!
Nags
Thanks so much for reminding me of this Anon! this was ages ago, my first attempt at pasta too 🙂 I have much better recipes now, although not this simple. So glad your son liked it, its actually perfect pasta recipes for kids since its not very spicy and its still pretty wholesome 🙂
Anonymous
Thanx Nags for such a tastey & easy recipe.My son loved it.I'm cooking pasta for the first time.
Miri
The pasta looks great in itself....if you want some more flavour, you could increase the garlic and put it in finely minced.
I also put in a dash of cumin powder and of course lots of herbs - dried or fresh.
For increasing the sauce without piling on the calories, I use 1/4 cup of milk added to the sauce and 2 tbsp of cream.
Thanks for stopping by my blog 🙂
Linda
Pasta looks really delish Nags! Others have added my tips for more flavor -- salt in the water and if you're using garlic, don't be afraid to double the amount. Also with garlic, the finer you chop it the stronger it is -- so minced is far stronger than sliced and halved etc.
All the same yours looks great 🙂
Jeena
Nags I love this quick pasta dish I could have just grabbed a fork when I saw your picture. 🙂
Sharmi
pasta looks nice and inviting:)
Latha Narasimhan
This is a simple yet tasty food!:)) Picture is looking good!:))