Fusilli Pasta in Tomato Sauce

This recipe was pending from long time. This weekend while shopping in supermarket I picked pasta packet and next day only I prepared it. Since I forget to pick pasta sauce so I prepared it from fresh tomato.

RECIPE:

Cooking Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 10-15 mins

Ingredients:

• Fusilli Pasta: 1 cup
• Tomato: 2 (big size)
• Red Bell Pepper/Capsicum: Half ( de seeded and diced)
• Yellow Bell Pepper: Half ( de seeded and diced)
• Broccoli: 6-7 florets (medium size)
• Garlic: 1 tbsp( finely chopped)
• Onion: 1/3 cup( chopped)
• Tomato ketchup: 1tbsp
• Italian seasoning: 1/2 tbsp
• Chilli flakes: 1tsp
• salt to taste
• Olive oil for cooking

Method:

• Boil fusilli pasta with salt until slightly soft yet crunchy enough to bite.Drain and Keep aside.
• Blanch tomato, peel skin and make puree in blender. Keep aside.

• Heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic  and saute until slightly brown in colour then  add chopped onion and cook till  slightly brown.
• Add broccoli cook for 2-3 mins then add red and yellow bell pepper, cook for min.

• Add tomato puree and saute until raw smell  leaves.
• Add tomato puree, tomato ketchup, salt , chilli flakes and italian seasoning. Mix well.
• Add the cooked pasta and mix well so  the pasta is coated well with the sauce.
• Cook for min or 2, switch off .

Note:

• Do not over cook the pasta otherwise it will not taste good.
• Can use store bought pasta sauce.
• Blanch broccoli to retain its color.