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quick and easy coconut pasta sauce

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Prep Time 2 mins
Cook Time 6 mins
Total Time 8 mins
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian, Vegan
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup tomato sauce passata
  • 1 cup coconut milk full fat from a can
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp paprika powder
  • 1/2 tsp oregano dried
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper ground
  • salt to taste
  • 1 chili pepper (optional)
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

Instructions
 

  • warm up a sauce pan and add a small amount of coconut oil (or skip if you want to keep this low fat) add the garlic and pepper and let them saute them quickly for about 15 seconds. Now add the coconut milk and tomato paste together with the spices. Let the sauce simmer for a few minutes and you are done.
  • at this point you can put the sauce in a bottle or use it immediately. If you want to store this sauce in the fridge make sure to add the lemon as it is a natural preservative.

Notes

  • if you want a thicker sauce just add a little bit of cornstarch