Gluten Free Spaghetti Hoops
Childhood fav, right?! Here's how to make it.
Servings: 2 cans worth
Ingredients
Essential
- 120 grams Anellini pasta - mine was from Garofalo
- 1 tin tomatoes
- 1 carrot - optional but yummy
- 1 pepper - optional but yummy
- 1 stalk of celery - optional but yummy
- 3 tbsp milk/mylk - any flavour. Sounds weird, just trust me haha!
Seasoning
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp mixed herbs/italian herbs/basil/oregano - whichever you've got!
- At least 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce (to taste) - Lee Perins is coeliac safe! If you need one without ANY barley (even at coeliac safe levels), you can find it in the gf aisle.
- 3 tbsp tomato puree
- Very generous sprinkle of salt & pepper
Instructions
- Chop the veg into small cubes. Add to a frying pan.
- Cook down until very soft (medium heat for about 10 mins). If the veg starts to stick to the pan, add a dash of oil or water.
- Add the "seasoning" ingredients to the pan and leave to cook for further 2-3 mins.
- Add the tinned tomatoes and boil until the sauce reduces by about half.
- Whilst this is reducing, cook the pasta until it is JUST soft - takes approx 4-5 mins. Drain and set aside. >KEEP the pasta water for now.
- When the sauce is ready, blend until its a smooth consistency>Use a smoothie maker, soup blender, whatever you have! If you're putting into a smoothie maker that hasn't got a steam valve, leave to cool before blending otherwise the lid will get suctioned onto the pot!
- Mix together the pasta & sauce. Stir in the milk/mylk if you're using it. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary. >Don't worry if it looks a little saucy to start (mine was like this picture to start with). Allow to cool for 5-10 mins and the pasta will absorb some of the liquid.>If the sauce is looking too thick, add some of that pasta water!
- Eat!!!
Notes
If you're saving your hoops until later, wait for them to cool and then transfer to a jar/tightly sealed container. Store in the fridge until you want them! Will keep for 3-5 days.
They also freeze pretty well. When you want to defrost them, microwave place into a pan with about 1cm of water on a very very low heat. They will break up a little but they taste just as good! You could obviously just freeze the sauce and add the pasta as and when you fancy it if you'd rather :)