Vegetarian

Easy Tomato Sauce is for Dinner.

Easy Tomato Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Easy Tomato Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Easy Tomato Sauce makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Easy Tomato Sauce are:

2 tsp Olive Oil
? medium red onion, chopped
3 cloves fresh garlic, minced or crushed
1 medium carrot, finely grated (adds sweetness)
1 15 ounce can, no salt added whole tomatoes, not drained
1 6 ounce can no salt tomato paste
1? tsp dried basil (I prefer to use Italian Seasoning)

Here is how you make Easy Tomato Sauce:

(I use the food processor to chop the onion, garlic and carrot. My hubby doesn?t like chunky onions or garlic bits, so the processor does a fine job.)Heat the oil in a heavy skillet. Saut? the onion, garlic and carrots until soft (about 3 minutes). Remove the skillet from the heat for a few second, add the canned tomatoes and return to burner. Break the tomatoes apart with a fork, add the tomato paste plus one paste-can worth of water and stir in the basil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the pasta is read. Makes 3 cups.I use a hand blender for a less chunky sauce. If you don?t have a hand blender use your regular blender. Like most sauces, make it ahead of time to allow the flavors to marry. Also, this is a great sauce to make your own adding your favorite herbs and spices. Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WESCOBAR.

The nutritional information for Easy Tomato Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 53.2

• Total Fat: 1.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 38.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
• Protein: 1.8 g

Easy Tomato Sauce is Italian cuisine.