During the last minute I added four tomatoes, which I had cored and cut into rough chunks. A handful of chopped fresh basil finished the sauce. The pasta was ready to drain and place in the large pasta bowl, on went the sauce, a few twists of black pepper and voila, a delicious meal made in less than 20 minutes. Adding the tomatoes in the last minute of cooking means they get heated through but don t actually cook very much, so they still have a fresh flavour. The mushrooms were on special at the market and we are enjoying vine ripened tomatoes at the moment.
Peppers are a reasonable price.
There s usually a couple of jars of pasta sauce and assorted Italian pasta in the pantry.