Darins Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce Food

VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
• Add zucchini, onion, carrot, and garlic.
• Cook for 10 minutes or until onions are tender.
• Stir frequently.
• Break up tomatoes; add tomatoes and liquid, tomato sauce, mushrooms and liquid, tomato sauce, mushrooms and liquid, and seasonings to cooked vegetables.
• Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until sauce thickened; stir occasionally.
• Beef and Vegetable Sauce Variation: Cook 1/2 pound lean ground beef until brown and crumbly; drain fat. Add to cooked vegetables and cook as recipe directs. Makes 8 servings.

VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, over medium to medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil.
• Add the onion, carrots, zucchini, and red pepper flakes.
• Saute/cook vegetables for 4 minutes; stirring often.
• Then add the green bell peppers, and cook for 3 minutes more; stirring often.
• Add both jars of the spaghetti sauce, and the canned mushrooms, and stir.
• When sauce starts to come to a boil, within a few minutes, lower heat to a simmer, then cover, and simmer the vegetable/spaghetti sauce for 15 minutes.
• Serve sauce over cooked spaghetti, and top with grated Parmesan cheese.
• *Note: 10/19/09 Today I made this sauce, but with a few modifications. Instead of adding canned mushrooms, I sautéed 8-ounces of fresh, sliced, mushrooms, in a seperate skillet along with 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons of butter. I cooked the mushrooms over a medium-high heat for about 6-7 minutes. I also cut the zucchini and bell peppers into 3/4-inch pieces. I sauted the zucchini along with the carrots and onion, for 7 minutes, and after I added the bell peppers, I then added a 3/4 teaspoon of the red pepper flakes, and I sauted the entire vegetables for 6 to 8 minutes more. Finally I added the cooked mushrooms, the 2 jars of pasta sauce, and I threw in a pound of already cooked Italian meatballs, and simmered the sauce with the meatballs, while I cooked the spaghetti. This made a large pot full (to feed more than 6 people), and the sauce was nice and thick.

VEGETARIAN PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute the onions and peppers in oil until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, eggplant and mushrooms; cook and stir for 5 minutes., Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until sauce is thickened.

PASTA WITH TOMATO & HIDDEN VEG SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan and gently cook the onion, celery, carrots and leek until soft, about 20 mins. Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more, then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins - the longer the better.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks. Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shaved Parmesan and rocket leaves, if you like.
• Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan and gently cook the onion, celery, carrots and leek until soft, about 20 mins. Add the peppers and cook for 10 mins more, then tip in the tomatoes, sugar and vinegar. Simmer for at least 20 mins - the longer the better.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Meanwhile, blitz the sauce with a hand blender until smooth, season and return to the heat to keep warm while the pasta cooks. Drain the pasta and toss through the sauce. Serve in bowls topped with shaved Parmesan and rocket leaves, if you like.

VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onions and carrots in oil 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender. Stir in mushrooms and bell peppers.
• Spoon vegetables into 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients except spaghetti and cheese.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Cook and drain spaghetti as directed on package. Serve sauce over spaghetti. Sprinkle with cheese.