THE VERY BEST SPAGHETTI SAUCE

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This is sooooo good! It's a slow cooked, meatless spaghetti sauce with TONS and TONS of vegetables, and its just sooooo good! Enjoy!

Provided by GAIAS1

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

Time 7h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

18 roma (plum) tomatoes
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
½ cup butter
4 cloves garlic, minced
5 bay leaves
1 large white onion, chopped
1 large zucchini, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (8 ounce) package fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
2 teaspoons chili powder
¼ cup brown sugar
1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese

Steps:

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Remove skins and return tomatoes to the pot and mash them. Stir in tomato paste and 2 cups water. Cover and simmer on low heat.
Meanwhile, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and bay leaves for 1 minute, then stir in onions; saute until onions are translucent. Stir in zucchini, green and red bell pepper and mushrooms. Slowly cook and stir for 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir vegetables into tomato sauce and add oregano, Italian seasoning, chili powder and brown sugar. Simmer over low heat for 6 to 8 hours. Stir in the ricotta cheese 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 192.8 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 31.3 mg, Fat 11.2 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 7.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 335.2 mg, Sugar 11 g