This recipe comes from Giuliano Hazan The Classic Pasta Cookbook, which I have adapted.

This is a very simple pasta dish, add a tin of chickpeas or beans to up the protein content.

Ingredients

• 7 tablespoons of olive oil.
• 2 tins of plum tomatoes.
• 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes, tune this to your own taste.
• 1 clove garlic crushed or finely diced.
• 500g pasta of choice.
• black pepper.

Instructions

1. Heat 6 tablespoons of oil, add the garlic and chilli until the garlic changes colour.
2. Add the tomatoes, crush the tomatoes with a wooden spoon in the pan, and cook until the tomatoes are reduced (30-40 minutes).
3. Add remaining tablepoon of oil, and pepper to taste.
4. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions.
5. Toss the pasta with the cooked sauce. Serve straight away