Birthday tomato pasta bake

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This is ds's special request for his 6th birthday tea.
You would think that it would be simple but my tomato pasta sauces are always underwhelming.
Just a bit watery and tasteless.

Can anyone please give me a really good recipe?

Thank you

He's 6... Though you and I would love that additions, he probably won't.

My DS is doing a cookery course for his DofE and made a tomato chicken pasta bake the other week.

The tomato sauce started of exactly how I always do mine - sauté onion, garlic, celery and carrots; squeeze in tomato puree; add tin of tomatoes. Then, randomly, add half a tin (the tin from the chopped tomatoes) of orange juice! Simmer and reduce for 20mins. Part blend to get out the bigger lumps. It was absolutely delicious! I never would have thought to add orange juice but it really worked. DS was so proud of himself and achieved what I very rarely do - a meal that was lapped up by all three kiddos!