Cooking Recipe Pasta With Chunky Tomato Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 c Diced onions
1/4 c Water or olive oil
3/4 c Chopped celery
1/2 c Chopped green bell pepper
2 c Sliced fresh mushrooms
2 Garlic cloves; minced
4 c Chopped fresh tomatoes
3 c Tomato sauce
2 c Tomato puree
1 ts Dried oregano
1 1/2 ts Dried basil
1 Bay leaf
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 lb Spaghetti or other pasta

Directions

Heat the water or olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
Cook the onions for 5 to 6 minutes, then add the celery, green
pepper, mushrooms, and garlic and cook for an additional 5 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato puree and stir until the
sauce is well blended. Add the herbs, salt, and pepper and simmer,
uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Cook the pasta according to package directions.

Remove the bay leaf from the sauce and serve with pasta.

Preparation time: 1 hour

* Source: The Compassionate Cook - by Ingrid Newkirk and PETA * Typos
by: Karen Mintzias

Categories matching this recipe

Main dish ,Pasta ,Vegetarian