Spaghetti with tomato paste

From ordinary products, simple, inexpensive, in a hurry! Spaghetti with tomato paste is a quick and simple recipe that can be prepared when there is absolutely no time for something bigger. A delicious and satisfying dish for a family dinner or a wonderful side dish for meat and fish dishes.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the recipe composition
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 14 % 2 g
Fats 7 % 1 g
Carbohydrates 79 % 11 g
56 kcal
GI: 18 / 82 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 20 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make spaghetti with tomato paste? First of all, boil the spaghetti. How to cook spaghetti? Pour the required amount of water into a saucepan and put it on fire. Bring to a boil and add salt.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Put the spaghetti in boiling water. Immediately mix them so that they do not stick together. Bring to a boil again, reduce the heat and cook, stirring occasionally, according to the time indicated on the package. Taste the spaghetti to make sure they are ready.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Flip the finished spaghetti into a colander to allow excess liquid to drain.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Simultaneously, while the spaghetti is cooking, preheat the pan. Pour a little vegetable oil on it. Peel the onion and garlic. Finely chop the onion. Pass the garlic through a garlic press. Put everything in a hot frying pan and fry until golden brown for 1-2 minutes over low heat.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Then add tomato paste to the pan. If the pasta is thick, you can add a little water in which the spaghetti is cooked. Mix everything well and continue to fry, only make the fire a little less so that the pasta does not burn.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Bring everything to a boil and keep on fire, stirring constantly, for 2-3 minutes. Try the sauce. If necessary, add salt, sugar and spices.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    At about the same time, the spaghetti will be cooked. Add the finished spaghetti to the pan to the sauce. Mix everything well and warm it up so that the mass becomes evenly hot. Serve it on the table. Bon appetit!

You can cook such a dish not only from spaghetti. You can use pasta or any kind of pasta.
For a piquant taste, add onion and garlic to the tomato paste. And when serving, you can sprinkle a little chopped herbs and decorate, for example, with basil.
For satiety, try adding a little fried minced meat or smoked bacon to the sauce.
Even a novice cook or a teenager can easily cope with such a simple dish.
Fast, simple, tasty and economical! I recommend cooking!!!

How to cook pasta properly, how to cook pasta al dente, how to choose a quality product to avoid disappointment and much more, read the article "Pasta and pasta - the subtleties of choice and secrets of cooking" .

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.

Tomato paste in this recipe can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice, fresh tomatoes or ketchup.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873   kcal/100g
  • Tomato paste - 28   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240   kcal/100g
  • Spaghetti - 338   kcal/100g

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