HOMEMADE MEATLESS SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Homemade Meatless Spaghetti Sauce image

When my tomatoes ripen, the first things I make are BLTs and this homemade spaghetti sauce. -Sondra Bergy, Lowell, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 3h35m

Yield 2 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

4 medium onions, chopped
1/2 cup canola oil
12 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 bay leaves
4 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1-1/4 teaspoons pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
Hot cooked pasta
Minced fresh basil, optional

Steps:

In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, salt, oregano, pepper and basil. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally., Add tomato paste and brown sugar; simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Discard bay leaves. Serve with pasta and basil, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 133 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 614mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (12g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 2g protein.