Veggie-Filled Tomato Sauce for Pasta, Pizza & More
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 35 mins
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
Ingredients
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- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 large sweet onion, diced
- 1 medium sweet potato, diced
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms, diced
- 1/2 cup carrots shredded or chopped
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cans of 28 ounce crushed or diced tomatoes, including juices (with basil is nice)
- 1/4 cup red wine or 2 tablespoons vinegar
- (optional) 1/4 cup fresh basil or pesto
Instructions
- Chop all the vegetables.
- Melt butter in a large pan, then add diced onions and sweet potatoes. Cook for about 10 minutes until they start to become tender.
- Add the remaining vegetables: carrots, mushrooms, bell peppers. Cook for 5-10 minutes until all vegetables are soft.
- Add wine or vinegar and stir. Simmer on high for 2-3 minutes. If using pesto or basil or butter, add it now as well, then stir. Otherwise, add canned tomatoes and simmer on low for about 15 minutes.
- Puree the whole batch in a food processor or by using an immersion blender.
- What you’ll end up with is approximately 8 cups of heavenly sauce to use for anything from pizza to pasta and even as the base of a knock-out tomato soup.