Easy Tomato Sauce
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
2 tsp Olive Oil½ medium red onion, chopped3 cloves fresh garlic, minced or crushed1 medium carrot, finely grated (adds sweetness)1 15 ounce can, no salt added whole tomatoes, not drained1 6 ounce can no salt tomato paste1½ tsp dried basil (I prefer to use Italian Seasoning)
(I use the food processor to chop the onion, garlic and carrot. My hubby doesn’t like chunky onions or garlic bits, so the processor does a fine job.)
Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Sauté the onion, garlic and carrots until soft (about 3 minutes). Remove the skillet from the heat for a few second, add the canned tomatoes and return to burner. Break the tomatoes apart with a fork, add the tomato paste plus one paste-can worth of water and stir in the basil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the pasta is read. Makes 3 cups.
I use a hand blender for a less chunky sauce. If you don’t have a hand blender use your regular blender. Like most sauces, make it ahead of time to allow the flavors to marry. Also, this is a great sauce to make your own adding your favorite herbs and spices.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WESCOBAR.
Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Sauté the onion, garlic and carrots until soft (about 3 minutes). Remove the skillet from the heat for a few second, add the canned tomatoes and return to burner. Break the tomatoes apart with a fork, add the tomato paste plus one paste-can worth of water and stir in the basil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the pasta is read. Makes 3 cups.
I use a hand blender for a less chunky sauce. If you don’t have a hand blender use your regular blender. Like most sauces, make it ahead of time to allow the flavors to marry. Also, this is a great sauce to make your own adding your favorite herbs and spices.
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WESCOBAR.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 53.2
- Total Fat: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 38.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 9.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
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