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This is my go-to sauce for anything. You can toss it with cooked whole-grain pasta and sautéed vegetables for an easy meal.

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By Del Sroufe,

Ingredients

  • 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and diced small
  • 6 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 6 tablespoons basil, minced
  • 2 tablespoons oregano, minced
  • One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, pureed
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Place the onions in a large saucepan and sauté over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add water 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time to keep them from sticking to the pan.
  • Add the garlic, basil, and oregano and cook for another 3 minutes. Add the pureed tomatoes and salt and cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 25 minutes.
Nutritional Information:

Per serving (½ cup): 30 calories, 6.8 g carbohydrates, 1.3 g protein, 0.3 g total fat, 0.1 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 108 mg sodium, 2.7 g fiber, 3.4 g sugar

Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.

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Chris

Made this with fresh tomatoes and it was great. Have frozen lots too.

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Del Sroufe

Chef Del Sroufe currently works as Culinary Specialist at the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies (CNS) and host of CNS Kitchen, a free CNS community that offers members all the tools they need to live a successful whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle. Sroufe has been cooking in vegetarian, vegan, and WFPB kitchens for 34 years. He has operated his own vegan bakery and a vegan meal-delivery service. He was the executive chef at Wellness Forum Foods, where he ran a successful catering service. He developed a line of in-the-bag mixes that could be shipped all over the country and taught cooking classes to the public and health care professionals looking to offer culinary education to their clients. Del is a public speaker and cookbook author. His first cookbook, Forks Over Knives: The Cookbook, was on the New York Times Bestseller list for more than 37 weeks. He also authored Better Than Vegan, which tells the story of his struggle with weight management and how he lost more than 200 pounds on a low-fat, plant-based diet. Sroufe’s other cookbooks include The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook and The China Study Family Cookbook.
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