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Pink Sauce Pasta


My daughter is a big fan of Pasta, I believe all kids are. She likes to try various flavors and so I keep experimenting and playing with the ingredients. Here is a Pasta sauce which is a combination of Red and White Pasta Sauce.

Ingredients

4 Big sized Blanched Tomatoes ( skin and seeds removed)
                                 Or
               200gm tomato puree
1 Medium sized Onion, finely chopped
6-7 Clubs of garlic
1 Tsp Pasta Seasoning (dried oregano,basil,) 
8-10 Fresh Basil Leaves
3 tbsp tomato Ketchup
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
5-6 cloves of garlic (minced)
1/4 tsp black pepper ( optional)
1/2 Cup fresh cream
1/4 cup fresh mozzarella ( optional)
1/2 Yellow squash/ Zucchini, diced
6-7 mushroom, cut 
5-6 florets of broccoli, blanched 
Salt to taste

Procedure



Heat one tbsp Olive Oil in a pan, fry the chopped onion until translucent, add 2-3 basil leaves, now add the veggies. Take these out in a bowl anf Keep aside.

Heat one tbsp olive oil in the pan and add garlic clubs, basil leaves, blanched & peeled tomatoes or the puree, black pepper, salt, tomato sauce. Cook for few minutes, and leave it in the pan until it cools. Make a smooth  paste in the blender. Now empty the jar in the same pan, add cream, mix well.  Add the prepared veggies. Add pasta, Cook on medium heat for 2-3 minutes now add shredded mozzarella and tods again for about 2-3 minutes. Garnish with pasta seasoning.








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