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Meatless Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Garden vegetables and a generous sprinkling of herbs liven up this spaghetti sauce. You'll never miss the meat, guarantees Bruce Emery of Huntington Beach, California.

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Meatless Spaghetti Sauce Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour 40 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

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Ingredients

2 cups diced onions
2 cups diced green peppers
1 cup diced celery
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 cups diced fresh tomatoes
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1/2 cup Burgundy wine or water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 2 teaspoons dried basil
1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon pepper
10 cups hot cooked spaghetti

Directions

In a large soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, green peppers, celery and garlic in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, mushrooms, tomato sauce, tomato paste, wine or water, sugar, vinegar and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. Discard bay leaf. Serve over spaghetti. Yield: 10 servings.

Nutritional Facts One serving (3/4 cup sauce with 1 cup spaghetti) equals 320 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 536 mg sodium, 63 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 11 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 3 vegetable.

Originally published as Meatless Spaghetti Sauce in Light & Tasty February/March 2001, p59

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.

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Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2012 by SHAGSTERS1

THIS SAUCE WAS AMAZING.. MY KIDS COULDNT GET ENUFF OF IT. TY VERY MUCH.

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2011 by bettyaking

I have been making this sauce for YEARS from an old Taste of Home edition. My daughter, a vegan, adores it and a friend doesn't even use spaghetti- she eats it out of a bowl by itself! It freezes well and is great on manicotti, etc., as it doesn't smother the delicate flavors of all of the cheeses. It's low fat and a great way to use up your garden veggies. The only thing I did diferent is add more garlic and I accidentally used Port instead of Burgundy and it actually gave it a sweeter flavor.

Reviewed on May. 05, 2011 by moxie53

I made this 2 days after seeing it on line. I think it is very tasty and the addition of the vinegar gives it a subtle zing. Definitely a repeat dish.

Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2011 by rellmac

This is an absolutely amazing dish. It's a family favorite in our home, and whenever we serve it, there are no leftovers! I dish it up with some homemade crusty bread and a nice romaine salad but honestly, you can fill up on this alone.