Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Name: Vegetable Pasta Sauce
Cook time: P1H
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: chickpeas (garbanzo beans); italian plum (roma) tomatoes; yellow onion; garlic; olive oil; red wine; tomato paste; zucchini; mushrooms; parsley leaves; basil; oregano; carrots; salt; black pepper; red chili peppers

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

1 hrs

READY

1 hrs

Ingredients

CAN CHICKPEAS (GARBANZO BEANS)
drained, and rinsed *

CANS ITALIAN PLUM (ROMA) TOMATOES *

LARGE YELLOW ONION

CLOVES GARLIC
minced *

TEASPOON OLIVE OIL

CUP RED WINE
dry *

TABLESPOON TOMATO PASTE

LARGE ZUCCHINI
scrubbed and chopped

POUND MUSHROOMS
washed, and sliced

CUP PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh, chopped

CUP BASIL
fresh. minced, or 4 ts dried basil *

CUP OREGANO
fresh, minced, or 1 tb dried oregano *

EACH CARROTS
grated

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

TEASPOON RED CHILI PEPPERS
hot, crushed

Directions

In a large pot, sauté the onion and garlic in the olive oil (put the onion in first, and add the garlic when the onion starts to look a little translucent) for about 10 minutes.

Run the garbanzo beans and tomatoes through a blender or food processor until they are finely chopped, but not smooth.

Add all the ingredients to the pot, and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally.