Hidden Veggies Pasta Sauce
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A vegetable-forward pasta sauce that blends hidden carrots, celery, zucchini, sweet potato, and bell pepper with tomato paste and tomato sauce. It's naturally sweet and nutrient-dense while tasting like a classic red sauce. Designed to sneak vegetables into pasta dishes.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 10 oz short pasta (I used mezzi rigatoni)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion (diced)
- 2 medium carrots (diced)
- 2-3 celery stalks (diced)
- 1 medium red bell pepper (diced)
- 1 large zucchini (cut into 1/2-inch cubes)
- 1 medium sweet potato (diced into small cubes)
- 4 garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
- 1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning mix
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup tomato sauce (passata)
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
- A handful of fresh parsley (roughly chopped)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 35M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 10m
- Cook
- 25m
- Sodium
- 611mg
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 620mg
- Calcium
- 128mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 10M
- SODIUM
- 611MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.