Birdman's Marinara Sauce

Wonderful blend of vegetables and tomato sauce that can be used on any Italian dish. Use the sauce on spaghetti, in lasagna, or any other kind of Italian dish.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 92 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 carrots, shredded
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon dried sage
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 small zucchini, sliced
• 1 small bell pepper, chopped
• 12 mushrooms, sliced
• 5 tomatoes, chopped
• ¼ cup red cooking wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; saute onion and garlic until onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, mushrooms, bell pepper, celery, carrots, zucchini, tomato paste, cooking wine, soy sauce, and black pepper; simmer for 2 hours.n

Step 2

Stir basil, oregano, sage, and bay leaves into sauce and simmer until flavors blend, 1 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaves.n