Homemade Vegetable Marinara Sauce
This vegetable-packed homemade marinara sauce is packed with tender veggies. It's perfect with pasta dishes or as a dip on it's own!
Servings 12 cups
Ingredients
- 2 large zucchinis
- 3 large carrots
- 1 large green bell pepper
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
- 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 15 oz canned tomatoes
- 1 1/2 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp salt free seasoning OR 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tsp crystallized lemon or 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1.4 cup granulated sugar
- 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Wash, peel ( if needed), and dice all the vegetables( except the mushrooms & diced tomatoes). Toss all of the veggies into a food processor.
- Pour 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil into a large pot. Turn the heat on medium.
- Add all of the minced vegetables into the pot
- Add in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, seasonings, and garlic.
- Pour in 3 cups of water, and mix until everything is well combined.
- Toss in the mushrooms, and fold in.
- Sprinkle 2 tsp of crystalized lemon, or pour in 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
- Stir everything, and let simmer over medium heat for 45 minutes.
- Let cool, pour the sauce into freezer bags, and freeze for up to 3 months or so.