ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE

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This is my adaptation of a recipe in the book "Healthy Heart One Dish Meals". We use this sauce to top pasta and as a pizza sauce. It freezes very well. I usually pour it into ice cubes trays for freezing and, when it is frozen solid, pop out the cubes and put them into a zip lock bag, return the bag to the freezer, and take out the correct number of cubes when I need sauce.

Provided by janem123

Categories     Vegetable

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
3 tablespoons fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt (I omit this)
1/2 teaspoon dried fennel seed, crushed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Steps:

  • Chop basil, if using fresh. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Saute until tender.
  • Add tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, basil, sugar, salt, crushed fennel seeds, and black pepper.
  • Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until the sauce is a consistency that you like.
  • Serve immediately, or freeze to use later.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.2, Fat 2.1, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 988.6, Carbohydrate 27.9, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 16.2, Protein 3.8

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