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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

September 17, 2008 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Simmered to perfection!
Prep Time5 minutes minutes
Cook Time35 minutes minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 15 Roma tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 bell pepper
  • 1/2 zucchini, sliced
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp Coconut Oil
  • 1 tsp salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Stew tomatoes in large pot.
  • Once soft, spoon tomatoes into food processor and add zucchini, bell pepper, garlic, seasonings, and oils.
  • Puree and store as you wish. I am not into canning (yet!), and so wish I was! I will store this sauce and use it for spaghetti, pizzas, lasagna or any other Italian dish!

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce | 5DollarDinners.com

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce | 5DollarDinners.com

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce | 5DollarDinners.com

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    September 18, 2008 at 10:36 pm

    I have some Romas I need to use up. And since I didn’t get a full menu planned this week, I think I may just use them to make this tomorrow for either lunch or dinner. What does the coconut oil do? Can I just leave it out, or use additional olive oil? I don’t have any on hand, and won’t get a chance to get any before I try this.

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  2. $5 Dinner Mom says

    September 19, 2008 at 7:09 am

    The coconut oil is just an additive. You definitely don’t need it! I add it to almost everything…I did a post last week about the benefits of flaxseed and cocounut oil.

    Erin

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  3. Frederick says

    September 20, 2008 at 3:11 am

    Hello,

    You may not need it but I suggest that you use coconut oil (CNO) anyway. CNO has superb health benefits and this is one excellent way of getting the tremendous benefits with no effort at all. Don’t you think?

    Take care.

    Cheers,
    Frederick
    http://www.coconut-oil-central.com
    Your Drugstore in a Bottle

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  4. CheapNLazy Sue says

    November 20, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    How many tomatoes do you use for this recipe?

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  5. Days like These! says

    December 15, 2008 at 1:29 am

    I have a family of four, how many tomatoes should I use?

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  6. Ky Schneider says

    April 28, 2009 at 2:26 pm

    This looks great. I end up with a large amount of extra tomatoes from my garden and am not into canning yet either. This gives me another option for them!

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  7. Heather says

    August 26, 2010 at 2:16 pm

    How many tomatoes do you use for this recipe? Also, how much bell pepper?

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  8. rees says

    September 2, 2010 at 10:24 am

    Can i freeze this????

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