TLC Cooking "Simply Sensational Pasta Sauce"

Simply Sensational Pasta Sauce

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

YIELD 6 servings (3/4 cup sauce with 1-1/2 cups pasta each)
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Onion, carrot, celery -- sauteed in olive oil simply combined with tomatoes for a complex-tasting sauce

INGREDIENTS

1	medium carrot, finely chopped
1/4	Cup finely chopped celery
2	Tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves, or dried basil
1	can (28 oz ea) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes, undrained
1/4	Cup virgin olive oil
1	large onion, chopped (1 large = about 1 cup)
1	Pound dry pasta, uncooked

PREPARATION:

Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery; mix well. Cook 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes with their juice and the basil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cook pasta according to package directions while the vegetables are cooking; drain.
Pour sauce into blender or food processor container; cover. Pulse several times to coarsely chop sauce mixture. (Do not puree.) Serve over the pasta.

This recipe appears in: Pasta

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