Vegetarian

Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce takes several minutes to prepare.

Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce takes several minutes to cook.

Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce are:

Red Ripe Tomatoes, 10 cups
4 Onions
4 Carrots
2 stalks Celery
dried Basil, 1 - 1.5 teaspoons
1 Bell Pepper (can use red, green, yellow, orange)
Granulated Sugar 1-2 Tablespoons
Salt, 1 dash (I don't always add salt)
Garlic, 1 clove or 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, or to taste
Pepper, black, 1 tsp.

Here is how you make Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce:

Cut onions, carrots, celery and bell pepper into chunks and set aside.I wash tomatoes, and puree in blender. If tomato skins are spotted I dip them in boiling water for 1 min. and then put them into cold water. Skins will slip off very easily.Makes about 10 Cups pureed tomatoes. I then put 1-2 cups of tomato puree back into the blender with a handful of cut up vegetables. Pour mix into large kettle. Continue until all the vegetables are pureed.Add basil, sugar, garlic, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 1/2-1 hour. Pour into clean sterile jars and can according to canning directions May cool and pour into 1 quart freezer ziplock bags. Lay flat on cookie sheet and place in freezer. Use for soup base, thicken with cornstarch for pasta sauce, etc. Great way to 'hide' the veg. from those picky eaters!Serving Size: Makes about 5 quarts Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GETNFIT6.

The nutritional information for Jodie's Freezer Tomato Sauce is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 168.0

• Total Fat: 1.2 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 97.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 39.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 7.7 g
• Protein: 4.2 g