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Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

October 16, 2014 by Kay Leave a Comment

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce is packed full of fresh vegetables and is cooked low and slow to become a very delicious sauce to use in all of your favorite pasta dishes.

This recipe for Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce makes a large batch but it can easily be frozen for later use. I always like to have this on hand in the freezer so on those nights or weekends when I have run out of time to make dinner I pull out this sauce and make a quick pasta dish.

This recipe is also a good way to get extra vegetables into a kid’s diet. You will find tomatoes, onions, celery, peppers and carrots in this sauce. I add wine and chicken bouillon to make it taste like it cooked all day long, it has a real deep flavor full of deep herb flavor. You will love it!

Use this in your favorite pasta dish, lasagna, spaghetti & meatballs, chicken & parmesan…..the list could go on forever.

Enjoy!

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Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Rating: 51

Yield: 12-15 Servings

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 3 medium sweet peppers, chopped (any color)
  • 3 carrots, diced
  • 2 stalks celery, diced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 10 - 12 cups ripe tomatoes, diced (I remove the seeds from mine)
  • 2 tbsp. dried oregano
  • 1 cup red wine, I used Chianti
  • 1 cup tomato paste
  • 1/3 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped
  • 2 tsp. ground fennel (optional)
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 chicken bouillon cube
  • Water, optional

Instructions

  • Chop all the vegetables into small pieces.
  • In a large pot over medium high heat, add the olive oil. Add the onions, peppers, carrots, celery and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes. Cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Add the oregano, wine, tomato paste, parsley, basil, ground fennel, salt, pepper, brown sugar and bouillon cubes.
  • Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally so the sauce doesn't stick to the bottom. If the sauce is to thick you can add water to the sauce. It will depend on how ripe your tomatoes are if you need to add some water.
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Chop the vegetables

Chop the vegetables

Chop the tomatoes

Chop the tomatoes

The sauce slow cooks

The sauce slow cooks

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Thick & Delicious

Thick & Delicious

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Hearty Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Filed Under: Pasta, Side Dishes / Vegetables Tagged With: Carrots, Celery, Garlic, Onions, Pasta, Peppers, Sauce, Tomatoes

Pesto 3 Ways

September 1, 2014 by Kay Leave a Comment

Greens are abundant this time of year rather it be from your garden, your CSA Share or from the Farmers Market. Pesto 3 Ways is a great way to utilize those greens.

How was your weekend? Did you enjoy the last weekend of summer? I was just happy that it was a three day weekend. The family (the husband, middle daughter Kiley and SIL & BIL Kathy & Dave) and I went to the Appleton’s Farmers Market to see my daughter Mackenzie, it was her last market before she headed back to college. We had a nice day bumming in Appleton.

Sunday was spent canning for the day. Cowboy Candy, Hot Peppers, Chipotle Sauce and Tomato Sauce were canned. We ended the day with Chicken that the husband made on the smoker. And lastly,  Monday was spent doing much of nothing, just enjoying the day off and catching up on recipes and the blog.

Pesto 3 ways uses kale, broccoli and celery leaves to create three different kinds of pestos that are all equally delicious in my book. Pesto is always made up with a green, parmesan cheese, a nut, olive oil and garlic.

I am featuring Celery Pesto which uses celery leaves and walnuts, Kale Pesto which uses kale and cashews and Broccoli Kale Pesto which uses broccoli, kale and walnuts. Pesto stores well in the fridge for approx. 2 weeks and in the freezer for up to 3 months.

I will be featuring recipes in the next couple of days to use your Pesto 3 Ways with. So stay tuned for ways to use pesto.

Enjoy!

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Pesto 3 Ways

Rating: 51

Yield: Each recipe yields approx. 1 cup of pesto.

Pesto 3 Ways

Ingredients

  • Celery Pesto
  • 4 cups celery leaves, packed
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 2 pinches of salt
  • Broccoli Kale Pesto
  • 2 cups chopped broccoli florets, just the tops, no stems
  • 1 cup (loosely packed) fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cups kale, packed
  • 2/3 cup grated Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • Kale Pesto
  • 4 cups packed kale, stems removed
  • ½ cup chopped cashews
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
  • 2 pinches of salt

Instructions

  • Celery Pesto: Add all the ingredients to a food processor. Pulse until thoroughly mixed. Taste for seasoning, you may need to add more salt.
  • Broccoli Kale Pesto: Add the broccoli florets in a microwave safe bowl and add ¼ cup of water. Microwave for 2 minutes or until the broccoli is bright green in color. Add the broccoli to the food processor.
  • Also add to the food processor the basil, kale, cheese, walnuts, garlic, olive oil and salt.
  • Process the pesto until thoroughly mixed. Taste, you may need to add more salt. If the mixture is thick, add a little water.
  • Kale Pesto: Add all the ingredients to a food processor. Pulse until thoroughly mixed. Taste for seasoning, you may need to add more salt.
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Pesto 3 Ways

Pesto 3 Ways

Such pretty colors of green.

Such pretty colors of green.

This stores well in the fridge and freezer.

This stores well in the fridge and freezer.

This is great to eat just by itself.

This is great to eat just by itself.

Yum!

Yum!

I store my pesto in Ball Half Pint canning jars.

I store my pesto in Ball Half Pint canning jars.

Celery, Broccoli/Kale & Kale Pesto are featured.

Celery, Broccoli/Kale & Kale Pesto are featured.

Celery Pesto with walnuts.

Celery Pesto with walnuts.

Broccoli Kale Pesto with walnuts.

Broccoli Kale Pesto with walnuts.

Kale Pesto with cashews.

Kale Pesto with cashews.

 

Filed Under: Condiments, Uncategorized Tagged With: Broccoli, Celery Leaves, Kale, Nuts, Olive Oil, Parmesan Cheese, Pesto, Sauce

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