Yummy Pasta Sauce

Makes – 8 – 10 Cups

Preparation Time – 30 minutes

Cooking Time – 1 hour 45 minutes

8 medium ripe tomatoes, chopped

1 large sweet red pepper, chopped

¼ cup olive oil

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups chopped onion

2 garlic cloves

1 cup chopped carrot

1 cup peeled and chopped apple

1 cup chopped zucchini

2 15-oz cans diced tomatoes

2 cups vegetable broth

1 cup firmly packed fresh basil leaves

1/2 cup sundried tomatoes

Soak the sundried tomatoes in vegetable broth. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Toss the garlic cloves, onion, pepper, apple, zucchini and tomato with olive oil and salt. Spread on a baking sheet and roast for about an hour. Once roasted place in a large pot, add the canned tomatoes, vegetable broth, basil, and sundried tomatoes and bring to the boil. Reduce to a simmer for about 30 minutes. Allow to cool before pureeing.

Serve over pasta with freshly grated parmesan.

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If you like pasta, this sauce is a must for you. If you are a mother with young children who do not like veggies, but love spaghetti with sauce, you’ve got to try this recipe. It’s one way to get veggies into your kids! This is not a quick recipe; it takes a bit of time. However, it is worth the time it takes to make it and you can always freeze the sauce later use. The vegetables do not need to be finely chopped as they will be blended once cooked. I chop them to about an inch square. If you do not have a couple of hours to make the sauce consider dividing it up in the course of a day. Chop the veggies to ready them for roasting and refrigerate for later use. Roast the veggies when you have a spare hour and a bit. Once roasted, you can always leave the veggies ‘til you have a bit more time to finish the sauce.

Consider making extra and gifting a jar to a mom in your church or in your fellowship group, one who has many young children. I’m sure they will love this veggie loaded sauce!

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