Title: Peppery Portugese Pasta
Categories: Pasta
Yield: 4 Servings

2 tb Olive Oil
2 md Onions, Peeled and Coarsely
-Chopped
2 Carrots, Peeled and Finely
-Chopped
3 Leeks, Trimmed and Roughly
-Chopped
4 lg Tomatoes, Skinned and
-Chopped
1 1/2 ts Tomato Puree
3 ts Dried Basil
2 ts Hot Chilli Sauce
2 Cloves Garlic, Peeled and
-Crushed
3 oz French Beans, Trimmed
Salt and Pepper

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Cooked Spaghetti
Grated Cheese

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Olives
Chopped Parsley

In a saucepan, heat olive oil. Add onions, carrots and leeks, and saute
over a low heat for 10 minutes, until they start to soften.

Mix in the chopped tomatoes, tomato puree, basil, hot chilli sauce and
garlic. Simmer, Covered, for 15 minutes.

Add french beans and continue cooking, uncovered, for a further 10 minutes,
or until mixture is reduced. Season to taste.

Serve vegetable mixture on a bed of spaghetti, and top with grated cheese.
Garnish with olives and chopped parsley.

Source: CHAT Magazine

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