Saturday, November 15, 2008

Veggie Based Spaghetti Sauce

Okay, so not everyone is going to love this recipe. My husband said I should let you know that you have to like vegetables to appreciate this sauce and it is sort of sweet. We love it at our house. It is inexpensive to make, freezes well and most of the time we have all the ingredients.

Special Tomato Sauce from Linda Fraser's Pasta cookbook

700g of tomatoes, fresh or canned (I use canned, and I like the Red Gold brand)
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
5 tbsp. of olive oil
a dash of basil or pinch of dried oregano (or both!)
salt and pepper to taste

Place all ingredients in a sauce pan, simmer for 30 minutes. Puree sauce in a blender or food processor. Return to the sauce pan, correct the seasoning and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes.

We've found that it tastes great over penne, elbow or bowtie noodles.

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