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Rid your life of the sugary sauce jars and DIY with some really easy and delicious recipes. Some jars of pesto even have added glucose syrup!
Smoky tomato sauce for pasta
by Nigel Slater

Roasting the tomatoes first gives this quick tomato sauce a smoky edge. Stir through pasta with a handful of olives.

This meal, if served as three portions, provides 164kcal, 3g protein, 16g carbohydrate (of which 16g sugars), 9g fat (of which 1.5g saturates), 5g fibre and 0.2g salt per portion.

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