Loaded Veggie Tomato Sauce – Eat Yourself Skinny

This Loaded Veggie Tomato Sauce is full of zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, celery and onions all simmered and blended collectively for essentially the most scrumptious marinara that can be utilized with pasta, meatballs, on prime of pizza, as a dipping sauce and a lot extra!

Making home made tomato sauce is a MUST in our family and I used to be impressed to make this recipe because of my two 12 months previous daughter.  Recently she has turn out to be SO choosy, however the one factor she loves is pasta so I wished to get artistic with giving her a healthful dinner that she would truly eat!  Insert this DELICIOUS Loaded Veggie Tomato Sauce that’s low in sugar and full of onions, carrots, celery, bell peppers, zucchini, garlic, and Italian seasonings for a flavorful sauce that can be utilized in so many dishes!

The most effective half about this (for my two 12 months previous anyway) is that this sauce will get good and blended right into a clean, flavorful sauce, so no chunks of greens for these choosy little eaters.  The carrots and onions add a pure sweetness and I like that this sauce can be utilized in every part from pasta dishes, to meatballs, enchiladas, on prime of pizzas, these zucchini boats, eggplant or chicken parmesan, as a dipping sauce, and a lot extra.  That is really a recipe that the entire household will love and a fantastic staple to have helpful!

Now I need to make clear, I feel its so necessary that little eaters study to eat and ENJOY greens of their full kind, however I additionally like to present my daughter as a lot diet as I can, so discovering methods to sneak in additional veggies in on a regular basis dishes is a plus for me!

Components You’ll Want

• San Marzano tomatoes – fingers down the BEST tomatoes for an excellent home made tomato sauce!  San Marzano tomatoes simply have that good stability of sweetness and are much less acidic which is what you need in an excellent marinara
• Olive oil – you’ll need to use good olive oil on this recipe to sauté the veggies.  Doesn’t must be costly, simply be sure that it’s cold-pressed and natural for essentially the most taste (for my part)
• Veggies – I used a mix of zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, onions and celery on this sauce, however you would additionally add yellow squash, mushrooms, leeks or no matter veggies you like
• Tomato paste – this thickens the sauce and provides it that sturdy tomato coloration!
• Vegetable broth – this helps skinny out the sauce and likewise provides just a little additional taste, however you would additionally use rooster broth and even water
• Garlic – I loaded this sauce with garlic as a result of…why not?!  6 cloves of garlic could appear to be quite a bit, but it surely really makes this sauce style superb!
• Seasonings – Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.  I additionally like so as to add just a little crushed crimson chili flakes for some added spice, however I all the time put aside a non-spicy jar of sauce for my daughter

The way to Make Loaded Veggie Tomato Sauce

The beauty of this sauce is how EASY it’s to make!  The one time-consuming half is chopping the entire greens, however simply pop on you favourite podcast or hearken to some good music and also you’ll be good to go! 😉

1. Chop, chop, chop!  Like I mentioned earlier than, that is essentially the most time-consuming a part of this complete recipe, however belief me, it’s price it!  I prefer to finely chop the entire greens which is able to permit them to melt faster when cooking and make them simpler to mix into the sauce afterward.
2. Cook dinner veggies.  In a big saucepan, or Dutch oven, drizzle olive oil and warmth over medium warmth till the oil is sizzling.  Sauté the onions and carrots first for about 2 minutes, till they’ve softened, then add within the garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds extra.  Subsequent, add within the celery, bell peppers, zucchini, Italian seasoning, (crushed crimson chili flakes if you need the spice), salt and pepper, and proceed cooking the entire veggies till they’re tender, about 10 to 12 minutes.  You’ll need to regularly stir them, ensuring they don’t burn.
3. Make the sauce.  Combine within the tomato paste with the vegetable combination and proceed cooking about 2 minutes, then add within the tomatoes and vegetable broth.  Convey the sauce to a boil, then cut back warmth to low, cowl and simmer for about 45 minutes to an hour to actually get one of the best taste!
4. Mix!  Utilizing an immersian blender (I extremely advocate this because it makes mixing the sauce so fast and straightforward with no mess!), or you would switch the sauce in batches to a daily blender, and purée the sauce till clean.
5. Serve or retailer for later.  You may both serve this sauce instantly whereas heat together with your favourite noodles, in a casserole or on prime of pizza (see beneath for all my favourite methods to make use of this sauce!) and prime with recent chopped basil, if desired.  Or if you wish to retailer this sauce for later, let the sauce cool utterly, then tranfer to mason jars, containers or giant Ziplock luggage.  This sauce will final for about 5 days within the fridge and can freeze for as much as 3 months.

Now I selected to mix all of the veggies into the sauce utilizing an immerisan blender, however you’ll be able to completely make this a chunky sauce and maintain all these scrumptious veggies intact!  Mixing the veggies makes a pleasant clean sauce and actually disperses these flavors all all through.  That is additionally nice for choosy little eaters who are inclined to eat round greens.

Can I Add Meat to This Sauce?

Completely!  For extra of a bolognese-style tomato sauce, be happy to brown some floor turkey, floor beef and even some Italian sausage and blend it in with this sauce as soon as it’s blended for a extra savory meal and added protein.

Prepping & Storing

This loaded veggie tomato sauce will last as long as 5 days in a sealed hermetic container in your fridge and can freeze as much as 3 months in your freezer.  Simply be sure that the sauce has cooled utterly earlier than storing.  This sauce makes a TON, so I prefer to divide it up into particular person servings in mason jars or giant Ziplock luggage to freeze and thaw out as wanted.  When able to re-heat, merely thaw the sauce out within the fridge and pour right into a saucepan on the range and warmth over medium-low, stirring sometimes, till heated by way of.

What to Serve This With