Vegetable Tomato Sauce with Pasta

Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce

We love spaghetti. A colourful tomato sauce is easy to make and full of goodness.
















Prepare the following ingredients:

• 8 cups of Roma tomatoes, diced
• 1 cup artichokes, drained and diced
• 1/2 cup tomato paste
• 1 cup each black and green olives, rinsed, drained and sliced
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 2 bell peppers, diced
• 4 stalks celery, diced
• 2 large onions, peeled and diced
• 1 large zucchini, diced
• 2 cups mushrooms, sliced (any variety)
• 1 large avocado, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon pesto
  
• 1 teaspoon essence
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• fresh basil chopped
  
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2-3 tablespoons olive oil

Using a drizzle of oil in a deep pot, start cooking the onions, peppers, celery, and garlic. Add mushrooms and cook until soft. Add the rest of the vegetables and the seasonings. Drizzle a bit of olive oil over and simmer until vegetables are tender. Stir occasionally. Finish with fresh ground pepper and fresh basil. May be blenderized, but is also tasty as a chunky sauce.

Serve with whole wheat pasta, maybe a green salad and of course a loaf of fresh bread. Mmmm.















Freezes well. Ground meat may be added when cooking the onions, but this version is just vegetables.