Food Works Homemade Tomato Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onions or 1 small onion, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups mixed vegetables, chopped finely. try mushrooms, spinach, kale, peppers, leeks, and grated carrot
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree or 4 large tomatoes, pureed in a food processor
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped or 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/4-1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 finely chop vegetables and mince garlic.
• 2 heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• 3 add vegetables and garlic and sautee for 5 minutes.
• 4 add vinegar, sugar, basil, black pepper, italian seasoning, and red pepper flakes.
• 5 add can of tomatoes, and bring to a boil on high heat.
• 6 once it boils, reduce to medium, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 7 stir in fresh parsley and parmesan cheese before serving.
• 8 serve over 1 box or package of noodles.
• 9 tip: to add ground beef, cook it in skillet first until there's no pink in the middle of chunks. drain off the liquids, then proceed to step 3.