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Best Vegetarian Pasta Sauce Recipe
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Best Vegetarian Pasta Sauce Recipe

23 ingredients 4-6 servings openrecipes

This pasta sauce takes some time and effort, but it is good enough that my husband, who is a devout meat lover, asks for it all the time. Serve with any type...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

554
Calories
27g
Protein
32g
Fat
41g
Carbs

Counts 22 of 24 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 22 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Romano Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Mushroom 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Celery Seed 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Oregano 1 tsp dried (1.8g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Marjoram not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1lb.12 oz. cn crushed tomatoes, or whole Roma tomatoes, drained and crushed
  • 1/2 cn whole black olives, or 1/2 cup marinated (deli) olives (omit salt), chopped and pitted
  • 1 13 oz cn mushrooms, or 1/2lb. of fresh sliced mushrooms
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced, 1/3 reserved
  • 1 med. onion, diced, 1/2 reserved
  • 4-6 cloves garlic, depending on size, sliced or minced (I prefer sliced)
  • 1-2 med. carrots, sliced or diced
  • 1 celery heart, or two stalks plus a pinch of celery seed (reserved), sliced or diced
  • 1 med. yellow squash
  • 1 med. zucchini
  • 1 Tb oregano or 5 fresh sprigs
  • 1 t marjoram
  • 1 Tb basil, or 5 fresh leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 T high-quality extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup red wine (make sure wine is DRINKING quality, NOT cooking wine), 1/4 reserved (optional)
  • 1/8 cup red wine vinegar
  • 2 Tb balsamic vinegar
  • 2 Tb Romano cheese (optional)
  • 2 Tb Parmesan cheese (optional)
  • 1 t MSG (optional)
  • grey sea salt, or plain sea salt, or kosher to taste
  • pepper melange or fresh ground pepper to taste

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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