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Chunky Pasta Sauce Recipe

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A cousin of mine in Minnesota was the first one in our family to make this meatless spaghetti sauce. She passed down the recipe to various relatives over the years, and it’s become a mainstay in my family. With its veggies and great garlic and herb flavor, you don’t miss the meat in this thick sauce.

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Chunky Pasta Sauce Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1 hour

Yield: 12-14 Servings

20 60 80

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped
1 large green pepper, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, drained and sliced
6 garlic cloves, minced
4 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 cup hot water
2 cans (15 ounces each) tomato sauce
1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 jar (6 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Hot cooked pasta

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute the onion, green pepper and celery in oil until vegetables are tender. Add olives and garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
Dissolve bouillon in hot water; add to vegetable mixture. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, mushrooms, basil, oregano, salt if desired and pepper.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with pasta. Yield: 12-14 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (3/4 cup) equals 77 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), trace cholesterol, 631 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Chunky Pasta Sauce in Country Extra September 2006, p51

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Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2010 by lurky27

We eliminated the olives & substituted 1 can southwestern diced tomatoes (instead of 1 big can plain diced tomatoes) to give it some zip. Yummy!

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2009 by Tikobird

I eliminated the celery, because we don't like it in sauce. Use Kosher salt. You need less this way,

Reviewed on Sep. 30, 2009 by scrappycrafter

There are just 2 of us, I imagine this would freeze or keep in the fridge. We live in our RV so no room for large crowds, but may use for potlucks.

Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2008 by badkitty

Very good! I left out the black olives( hubby doesn't like them) and added some sugar as we like our pasta sauce on the sweeter side.Sprinkle with fresh parsley. Great no -meat meal!