FRESH SAUCE WITH ARTICHOKES AND PINE NUTS

Fresh Sauce With Artichokes and Pine Nuts image

One day, I was at a loss for what to make for dinner. So I scanned my refrigerator and cabinets. This is what developed. It has become a family favorite. Serve over al dente angel hair pasta.

Provided by JoeO

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Tomato

Time 1h10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

¼ cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 sweet onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
20 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
2 (15 ounce) cans artichoke hearts - drained, squeezed, and sliced
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
salt and ground black pepper to taste
8 leaves fresh basil
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread pine nuts onto a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until pine nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, artichoke hearts, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and simmer until tomatoes have softened, about 40 minutes.
Stir toasted pine nuts, basil, and Parmesan cheese into sauce; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.1 calories, Carbohydrate 20.8 g, Cholesterol 2.2 mg, Fat 6.6 g, Fiber 6.4 g, Protein 7.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 692.6 mg, Sugar 5.1 g