Darin's Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce

A delicious mix of veggies and cheese make for a surprisingly hearty and easy meal, despite all the chopping. I'm not a vegetarian and I can eat this as a meal without missing meat one bit! Serve on thin spaghetti or capellini.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 387 Calories

Ingredients

• ¾ cup butter
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon white sugar, or to taste
• 6 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
• 2 ½ cups diced onions
• 2 ½ cups diced carrots
• 2 ½ cups diced celery
• 1 ½ tablespoons dried parsley, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-low heat; add garlic and pepper. Cook and stir mixture until garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes. Stir carrots, celery, and onions into the butter, increase heat to medium, and continue to cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 2

Stir crushed tomatoes, parsley, and sugar into the vegetable mixture. Reduce heat to low and cook mixture at a simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Add Parmesan cheese and simmer to melt the cheese, about 5 minutes more.

Step 3

Whisk cornstarch into hot water in a small bowl; add to sauce. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the sauce and cook until the sauce thickens, 1 to 2 minutes more.