Slimming World Friendly Slow Cooker Tomato Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 12 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 3 red onions (finely chopped)
• 7 large garlic cloves (minced)
• low-fat cooking spray
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 tablespoon oregano (both basil and oregano rubbed with fingers to release the oil)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 6 ounces tomato paste (a small can)
• 1/3 cup red
• 2 (400 g) cans plum tomatoes (broken up a bit with a knife)
• 2 (400 g) cans chopped tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 coat bottom of a large frying pan with low fat cooking spray and fry the onion with the basil, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper for about 5-7 minutes until translucent
• 2 add the garlic and cooked for about 2 mins, then add the tomato paste and stir until well mixed in with the onion.
• 3 add the and combine add all of the tins of tomatoes breaking up the plum ones a bit, and the sugar bring to a light boil for about 8 minutes.
• 4 transfer this hot mixture into your slow cooker and cook on high for about 2 hours, (i popped out during this time) reduce it down to low for a further 3 hours (it was about 7.30 pm when i started this step so i was making dinner and watching boosh) and turn down to warm and leave 7 hours ( i was in bed during this time).
• 5 when time is finished allow to cool and then divide into portions and place in the fridge for up to 4 days to allow the flavours to ripen. divide into portions transfer to the freezer for keeping or use immediately.