Child-friendly pasta sauce

YOU WILL NEED

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, diced

1 garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp dried mixed herbs

1 large carrot, peeled and chopped

1 red pepper, chopped

1 courgette, chopped

1 small sweet potato, peeled and chopped

400g tin chopped tomatoes

100g Real Good ketchup

300ml vegetable stock

5 tbsp unsweetened yogurt (optional)

300g pasta

DIRECTIONS

■ Heat the olive oil in a large pan and add the onion and garlic. Fry for 5 minutes until softened. Stir in the mixed herbs, carrot, pepper, courgette and sweet potato and fry for another 10 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

■ Pour in the tinned tomatoes, ketchup and stock. Simmer with a lid on for 25 minutes until really soft and then allow to cool slightly before blending to a smooth sauce. You can choose to blend in the yogurt or serve on top of the sauce.

■ Cook the pasta according to packet instructions then stir through the sauce and serve. Store the sauce in a sealed container for up to 5 days or in the freezer for a few months.