Spaghetti Sauce for Fussy Eaters!!

Spaghetti Sauce... is usually something that most children will eat...however meat and tomatoes, whilst OK nutrition...are also a great medium to hide a load of veggies in... to trick even the fussiest of eaters....

This photo is of all the veggies that I managed to get into this meal.... I love the colours!!!

This is a great end of week ~ use up whats in the fridge meal...

You will need...

10 -12 vine ripened tomotoes
700g passatta
1 beetroot
3 carrots
2 squash
2 spanish onions, 1 clove garlic
1 stick of celery
bunch of herbs ~ parsley, thyme, oregano, basil


* vegetables can be changed but this combo works really well
and as for herbs.... these work but if your child is really fussy only put in a small amount or omit completely

 This meal work thanks to a high speed & power blender... you could also use a food processor or the fine side of a grater. In truth the finer the veg is diced or cut the better the end result...


What I do is blend 4 tomatoes and the peeled onions and the garlic until they are fine but you can see small pieces...

Like so!

Then place a glug of olive oil in a heavy based pan and pour in this tomato/onion/garlic mix... fry off until colour changes and smell sweetens...

Take half of the remaining vegetables, the remaining tomatoes and the remaining passatta and blend... throw in the herbs with one of these blends if you are including...

You can blend these as fine as you like... sometimes with fussy eaters it is the texture of the food not necessarily the taste so this can remove the texture element easily....
This mix is with the beetroot... how amazing is the colour??!!

Cook the sauce for a good half hour on low heat... this is the secret folks... LOW heat....this concentrates the flavours and makes your entire home smell Divine.... I get hungry typing!!!

Now this vegetable sauce is perfectly fine to use in any pasta dish as is... lasagna, gnocchi, pasta, rice or even with meat...

However... I'm pretty keen on the health benefits of  kangaroo and so this is what I do next... you could use beef here also...

In a wok or large pan add some olive oil and your meat... fry off until pink goes like so...

Just because I had it in the fridge and I love taste of a good Italian sausage... I added some chirizo to my meat... and fried off  til cooked and delish!!!

I then added a few ladle fulls of the tomato sauce that we just made... this is a to taste moment... like it really chunky and meaty??? add less sauce... sweet and light... in goes more sauce....

Add a couple of bay leaves and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes... and voila ~ cest fini....

You can use this sauce in so many ways... pasta... rice... cous cous... over smashed potatoes.... the list goes on!!! I make up a big batch and freeze... I also freeze one serve portions to take out for school lunches...

For our evening meal we had this sauce with pasta and salad... delish!!!

I hope you enjoy this and give it a try....

yours,

Honey Lady