Marinara Sauce for pasta, eggplant, or other veggies

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
Onions, raw, 2 medium slices (2-1/2" dia) Mushrooms, fresh, .35 cup, pieces or slices Brown Sugar, 2 tsp unpacked Olive Oil, 1 tbsp *Del Monte Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes, 2 cup Tomato Sauce, 2 cup Nature's SeasoningItalian SeasoningBasil(Garlic or Oregano optional)
Directions
Cut onions into small pieces
Place 1 T of olive oil in small skillet
Heat oil to medium and add onions
Cut 1/3 to 1/5 cup of fresh mushrooms into small pieces
Add to onion and oil
sautee until onions begin to carmelize
Puree diced tomatoes to a frothy sauce
Add full (16 oz) can of pureed diced tomatoes to skillet
Add full (16 oz) can of tomatoe sauce to skillet
Add 1 - 2 tsp of brown sugar to taste
Add Nature's Seasoning, Italian Seasoning, Basil, or oregano to taste
(Garlic optional - I never use it)
Allow to simmer 10 - 15 minutes until onions are completely soft
Makes 6 servings for eggplant parmesan or 4 servings as topping for pasta

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LLLYNN2020.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 81.3
  • Total Fat: 2.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 596.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 14.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 2.3 g

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