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Italian Cuisine is popular around the world and has two main styles. Northern Italian cuisine usually has a lighter, creamier sauce where the Southern counterpart generally contains thicker, richer tomato-based sauces.
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Tomato-Herb Sauce
by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
Yield: Makes 5 cups
Ingredients:
Olive oil cooking spray
1-1/2
cups chopped onions (about 2 medium)
4
cloves garlic, minced
1
tablespoon dried basil
1
teaspoon dried oregano
1/2
teaspoon dried tarragon
1/4
teaspoon dried thyme
2-1/2
pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled and cut into wedges
1
pound ground chicken, cooked, crumbled and drained
3/4
cup water
1/4
cup no-salt-added tomato paste
1/2
teaspoon salt
1/2
teaspoon black pepper
Preparation:
1.
Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Add onions, garlic, basil, oregano, tarragon and thyme; cook and stir about 5 minutes or until onions are tender.
2.
Add tomatoes, chicken, water and tomato paste; heat to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until sauce is reduced to 5 cups. Stir in salt and pepper.
Nutritional Information:
| Serving Size: 1/4 cup | |
| Sodium | 79 mg |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5 g |
| Cholesterol | 14 mg |
| Saturated Fat | <1 g |
| Total Fat | 1 g |
| Calories from Fat | 15 % |
| Calories | 48 |
Dietary Exchange:
| Meat | 1/2 |
| Vegetable | 1 |
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Publications International, Ltd., the Editors of. "Tomato-Herb Sauce." 31 August 2006. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/tomato-herb-sauce-recipe.htm> 15 May 2008.
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