Dot with the roughly chopped sun-dried tomatoes and, if you like, an extra scattering of thyme leaves.

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When that cooks down with thyme and bay leaves, canned tomatoes are stirred in.

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Transfer to a large bowl or glass baking dish, and add just the leave of 2 of the sprig of thyme and 2 of the bay leaves, roughly torn.

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