rainy day chunky vegetable pasta sauce
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I call this Rainy day Chunky pasta sauce, because of all of the chunky vegetables used in it to enhance the flavors, & also because I made a large pot of it so I could freeze some for future use. It was thick rich & flavorful from the combination of all of the spices, & the fact that I allowed it to cook over low heat to blend all of the flavors. I had this large can of Tomato sauce I had gotten on sale as well as the veggies, so I decided to make extra sauce for the days I didn't feel like making it, or to make it easier for a quick meal idea. This recipe makes a large pot of sauce.
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(1 rating)
yield
serving(s)
prep time
25 Min
cook time
2 Hr 30 Min
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For rainy day chunky vegetable pasta sauce
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2 lggreen bell peppers, chopped
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3 lgonions, chopped
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5 stalkcelery chopped
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1/2 stickbutter or 4 tbs. olive oil
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10 clovegarlic minced
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3 candiced tomatoes-15 1/2 oz.
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12-16 ozsliced mushrooms, undrained
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1 can6 oz. tomato paste
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6 lb9 ounce can tomato sauce
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1 1/2 Tbspgranulated onion
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2 Tbspgranulated garlic
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3bay leaves
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1 Tbspitalian seasoning
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1 Tbspthyme
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1 Tbspnutmeg
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2 cgrated parmesan cheese
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3 pkgsplenda or 2 tbs. sugar
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24-36meat balls (optional)
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2 Tbspfreeze dried sweet basil
How To Make rainy day chunky vegetable pasta sauce
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1Chop the onions, celery & peppers. Mince the cloves of garlic. -
2Add the butter or olive oil to a large pot, and heat over medium high heat. Add the chopped veggies and the minced garlic, and sauté until tender about 8-10 minutes.
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3Add the diced tomatoes & sliced mushrooms to the pot. Stir to mix with the sautéed veggies. Add the can of tomato paste then stir.
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4Pour in the can of tomato sauce, into the pot and stir to blend. Add in the bay leaves.
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5Add the spices to a small bowl. Granulated onion & garlic, thyme, nutmeg, Italian seasoning, basil and sugar or Splenda & parmesan cheese.
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6Stir them together to blend well, and then add them into the pot of pasta sauce. Stir to mix well into the sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer stirring frequently.
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7Allow the sauce to simmer uncovered for at least 1 1/2 hours or longer. Stirring frequently to prevent the sauce from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Add cooked meat Balls if desired about 1/2 hour before sauce is completely cooked. Or you may want to serve it as a chunky vegetable sauce over your favorite pasta.
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