Chunky Tomato and Vegetable Sauce

Frying up the veggies, oh the smell was sooooo delish! Again, wish it was a scratch and sniff picture!!!! ;o)


The recipe calls for fresh or canned tomatoes, and I cheated and used canned! ;o)



Look at those chucks of veggies, YUMMY!!!!!


Pour over your cooked pasta and ENJOY!!!


Chunky Tomato and Vegetable Sauce

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups fresh chopped onion
2 cups chopped carrot
2-4 cloves of garlic, minced or pressed
1 cup diced zucchini
3-4 cups sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/2 teaspoon salt
pepper to taste
1 28 oz can peeled, chopped tomatoes, or 4 cups fresh peeled, chopped tomato
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons tomato paste

Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add veggies, herbs and salt and pepper. Stir to coat with oil. Cover the pan and steam the veggies for about 20 minutes, stirring frequently to keep them from sticking too much. Add the tomatoes and sugar and paste, and simmer for about 30 minutes.


*I used coconut oil instead of olive oil. I didn't have any zucchini, so I used some green pepper. Next time I will add the zucchini with the pepper as well. You could add other colors of peppers too, like yellow, orange, red... You could prob add some jalapeno pepper too for extra spice. I also used one 14oz can of diced tomatoes. Also used a whole can of tomato paste. You can use whatever type of pasta you want, even wheat pasta. ENJOY!!!