Vegetarian spaghetti sauce

 
                         Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce
 
 Recipe By     : Dee Bell
 Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:45
 Categories    : Summer                           Vegetarian
                 Pasta
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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    2      tablespoons   olive oil
    3      tablespoons   butter
    1      medium        onion -- chopped
    1      cup           chopped mushrooms
      1/4  cup           chopped green bell pepper
    1      cup           diced carrots
      1/2  cup           diced celery
      1/4  cup           red wine (optional)
      3/4  cup           tomato paste
    3      cups          chopped tomatoes— fresh and peeled -- or canned
    1      tablespoon    dried basil
                         or 2 tablespoon. minced fresh basil
      1/2  teaspoon      oregano
    1 1/2  tablespoons   thyme
    1      teaspoon      brown sugar
    1      teaspoon      soy sauce or tamari soy sauce
                         Salt
                         Black pepper
 
 Melt butter in oil and swirl together. Sauté onion until clear, add carrots,
 celery and mushrooms. Sauté for about 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
 Add green bell pepper and the rest of the ingredients. Simmer for 30
 minutes. If sauce is too thick add water. Cook 15 minutes more and salt and
 pepper to taste.
 
 Yields: 4 cups
 
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 NOTES : Carrots, mushrooms and celery make this tomato sauce as hearty as a
 meat sauce.
 Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 20022 0 1244 0 5296 0 0 0 0 0 1396 0 0