Heart-Y Tomato Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *

HEART-Y TOMATO SAUCE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Italian Sauces
Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Dried lentils
1 1/2 c -- Water
2 Bay leaves -- slightly crushed
1 1/4 c Onion -- chopped
1 Garlic clove -- minced
1 t Dried oregano
1 t Dried basil
1/2 ts Dried thyme
1/2 c Broth (vegetable, chicken
-- or beef)
3 c Tomatoes -- peeled
-- seeded and chopped
1 cn Tomato paste (6 oz.)

Cook lentils with water and bay leaf for about 30
minutes, until lentils are soft but still hold their
shape. Remove bay leaves and drain any excess water.

Saute onions, garlic and herbs in the broth. Add
chopped tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer uncovered
for 20 minutes, or until sauce has slightly thickened.
Add lentils and simmer another 10 minutes. Serve over
pasta.

The editors wrote: "If you like a meaty spaghetti
sauce but for health or philosophical reasons must
avoid animal protein, there are some wonderful
alternatives."

Recipe from Doris H. Pelley of Bloomsburg, PA in "The
Great Spaghetti Sauce Cookoff" article in "The Herb
Companion." Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pp.
77-78. Posted by Cathy Harned.



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