Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce with Crimini Mushrooms & Sauteed Veggies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 7
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 142.2
  • Total Fat: 5.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 625.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
  • Protein: 4.9 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce with Crimini Mushrooms & Sauteed Veggies calories by ingredient


Introduction

Sometimes I can't make something entirely from scratch, so I use canned tomato products to make something on the fly! This doctored-up sauce is great over fresh whole wheat pasta, and topped with shredded Italian cheeses. :) [Created 2009-04-19.] Sometimes I can't make something entirely from scratch, so I use canned tomato products to make something on the fly! This doctored-up sauce is great over fresh whole wheat pasta, and topped with shredded Italian cheeses. :) [Created 2009-04-19.]
Number of Servings: 7

Ingredients

    * 2 tbsp. Olive Oil
    * 1 tbsp. Garlic, minced, jarred
    * Fresh-ground Black Pepper, to taste (NOT included in nutritional calculations!)
    * 2 tbsp. Italian Seasoning, dried
    * 155g Red Onion, chopped [About 1 medium-sized onion.]
    * 315g Baby Portabella (Crimini) Mushrooms, sliced [About 16 small / medium-sized, trimmed.]
    * 350g Red Bell Pepper, chopped [About 2 peppers, seeded.]
    * 350g Orange Bell Pepper, chopped [About 1 pepper, seeded.]
    * 1 796-ml can Unico Diced Tomatoes, with liquid
    * 1 700-ml jar (2.8 cups) Classico Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce [About 2 3/4 cups.]

Directions

1. In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp. olive oil, garlic, and pepper over medium-high heat. Also add the dried Italian Seasoning to the oil at this time.
2. Add the onions and sautee for a few minutes, until they start to caramelize.
3. Next add the mushrooms, and sautee for a few minutes more.
4. Add the chopped peppers, and cook for a few minutes more.
5. Finally, reduce the heat a bit, and add the can of diced tomatoes and the can of pasta sauce. Simmer on the stovetop (uncovered) on low until some of the liquid reduces, and you have a thick-rich sauce - this may take 1/2 hour to an hour if you do it on very low heat.
6. Makes seven 'servings', each about one heaping cup-full each. Enjoy! :)

Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CURVES_N_CURLS.