Homemade Meatless Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Homemade Meatless Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 2 quarts.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 4 medium onions, chopped; 1/2 cup canola oil; 12 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 3 bay leaves; 4 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1-1/4 teaspoons pepper; 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste; 1/3 cup packed brown sugar; Hot cooked pasta; Minced fresh basil, optional

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 3-1/4 hours YIELD: 2 quarts.

When my tomatoes ripen, the first things I make are BLTs and this homemade spaghetti sauce. —Sondra Bergy, Lowell, Michigan

Ingredients

4 medium onions, chopped
1/2 cup canola oil
12 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 bay leaves
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1-1/4 teaspoons pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
Hot cooked pasta
Minced fresh basil, optional

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, salt, oregano, pepper and dried basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
2. Add tomato paste and brown sugar; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. Serve with pasta and, if desired, minced fresh basil.

Nutrition Facts

1/2 cup: 133 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 614mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 3g fiber), 2g protein.

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