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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)

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:

1. 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.
2. Cook pasta according to package directions while the vegetables are cooking; drain.
3. 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 NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 3/4 cup sauce with 1-1/2 cups pasta Vitamin C 19.5 mg Iron 2.7 mg Vitamin A 1938.3 iu Calories 428 Total Fat 10.9 g Cholesterol 0 mg Saturated Fat 1.6 g Sodium 603.7 mg Carbohydrate 68.5 g Dietary Fiber 5.2 g Protein 12.9 g Sugars 5.4 g Calcium 63.6 mg