Pasta With Tomato And Hidden Vegetable Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 leek, chopped
2 bell peppers, deseeded and chopped
2 (14 ounce) cans chopped tomatoes with garlic
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
11 ounces pasta, shapes
parmesan cheese, shavings to serve

Preparation

Heat the oil in a large non stick saucepan and gently cook the onion, celery, carrots and leek until soft - about 20 minutes
Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins - the longer the better.
Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks.
Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shavings of parmesan.