Homemade Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 medium onion diced
• 7-8 cloves garlic minced
• 8-10 fresh roma tomatoes
• 6 mushrooms chopped
• 1 green pepper diced
• 1 carrot diced
• 1 stalk celery diced
• 1 zucchini diced
• 2 tsp fresh basil chopped
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme or fresh
• 1/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp grape seed oil
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Puree tomatoes in a food processor
2. In a medium sauce pan, saute onion on medium-low heat until translucent
3. Add garlic and saute for 1 min
4. Add carrot, green pepper, celery and zucchini saute for another 3 min, then add mushrooms and saute for another 2 min
5. Add pureed tomatoes and bring to boil
6. Add balsamic vinegar, red chili powder, garlic powder, thyme, sea salt and black pepper
7. Boil for another 2 minutes, bring to simmer covered for 15 min
8. Add basil and then simmer for another 5 minutes
9. Serve with your favorite brown rice pasta!

Prep Time and Cook Time: 45 min

Thanks to Linda for the farm fresh roma tomatoes!!!!

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