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4 leftover tomato sauce recipes
Tomato sauce is one of those pantry staples that can transform a meal in minutes. From a quick pasta dinner to a hearty fish stew, a creamy soup or a lightly spiced curry, this versatile ingredient packs flavour and convenience into every dish. With a few simple tweaks, you can stretch your tomato sauce into four delicious recipes that are perfect for busy weeknights or lazy weekend cooking.
1
Perfect pasta
Chicken puttanesca is tasty with pasta or bread. Fry off chicken breasts then add chillies and cook until softened. Add the sauce, stock, olives, capers, fresh oregano and chopped anchovy fillets in oil. Simmer until thickened and garnish with basil.
2
Fish stew
Poach firm white fish in tomato sauce for a Spanish-style dish. Add olives and capers to the sauce with the fish, then cover and cook on medium to low until the fish is cooked.
3
Simple soup
Stir chicken or vegetable stock and single cream through tomato sauce for a tasty soup. Aim for a 3:1 ratio of sauce to stock and add cream to taste. Garnish with garlic croutons.
4
Lightly spiced curry
Make a quick butter chicken curry by frying off onion and chicken breasts until cooked, then add garam masala, garlic, grated fresh ginger and tomato sauce. Stir through with cashew butter or single cream for richness. Serve with basmati rice.
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