Fresh Marinara Sauce Recipe

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My family loves this zesty meatless sauce served over bow tie pasta. When tomatoes and carrots are ripe and plentiful, I double the recipe and store it in the freezer for future use.

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Fresh Marinara Sauce Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1-1/2 hours

Yield: 7 Servings

10 90 100

Ingredients

3 large carrots, finely chopped
2 large onions, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup olive oil
15 medium tomatoes (about 6 pounds), peeled and chopped
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil or 2 tablespoons dried basil
3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano or 1 tablespoon dried oregano
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
7 cups cooked penne or bow tie pasta

Directions

In a Dutch oven, saute the carrots, onions and garlic in oil until tender. Add tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until thickened and reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Serve with pasta. Yield: 7 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (1 cup sauce with 1 cup pasta) equals 400 calories, 12 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 558 mg sodium, 65 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 11 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 2-1/2 vegetable, 2 fat.

Originally published as Fresh Marinara Sauce in Light & Tasty June/July 2001, p31