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Best Vegetarian Pasta Sauce Recipe
23 ingredients
4-6 servings
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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...
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
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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