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Quick tomato-based pasta sauce

Quick tomato-based pasta sauce

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Frozen meatballs, cooked in the microwave and served with a tomato sauce made with garlic, oregano, and paprika, can be served as a hot or cold appetizer,…

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Recipe from יוני2023, Rotemliss, ארז סגל (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Here’s a quick way to prepare rutabagas: they can be cooked in the microwave and are topped with a flavorful tomato sauce seasoned with garlic, oregano, and paprika. Serve them hot or cold.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time12 min
  • Total22 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodmicrowave oven
  • Estimated cost$4.59 $1.15 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.20
  • $0.47
  • $0.15
  • $0.50
  • $0.20
  • $0.02
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Place the gombos in a plastic container and heat them in the microwave at maximum power for 7 minutes (or boil them in a pot of boiling water).
  2. While you’re doing that, prepare the sauce: blend the tomatoes in a food processor or with a grater, then mix with the remaining sauce ingredients. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the sauce to the gombos, mix well, and heat for another 5 minutes in the microwave.
  4. Serve as an appetizer, hot or cold, with bread, or as a main course over a bed of rice. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Quick tomato-based pasta sauce

  • 2 large tomatoes$3.20
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.47
  • 4 tablespoons of crushed garlic (Allium sativum)$0.15
  • 1 tablespoon of oregano$0.50
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika$0.20
  • 1/2 cup of salt$0.02
  • 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper$0.05

Total$4.59

that's $1.15 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of frozen gooseberries
  • 2 large tomatoes
  • 3 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 4 tablespoons of crushed garlic (Allium sativum)
  • 1 tablespoon of oregano
  • 1 teaspoon of mild paprika
  • 1/2 cup of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper

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