Italian Sauce

Pasta Sauce - Side Dish

This is a basic Italian sauce that can be used in any dish, including lasagne, cannelloni, ravioli, etc. It's very easy and tastes so good! Also, it smells like heaven!

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 16

Yield: 8 cups

Italian Sauce

Ingredients

11 tomatoes

coarsely chopped

½ cup red wine vinegar

½ cup white sugar

1 ½ teaspoons paprika

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon crushed garlic

1 tablespoon crushed red pepper

1 cinnamon stick

4 whole cloves

Tomato-Cream Sauce for Pasta

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Puree tomatoes in blender or food processor until smooth. Pour into a large saucepan with the red wine vinegar sugar paprika salt garlic crushed red pepper cinnamon stick and cloves. Simmer over medium-low heat covered until thickened and flavors have blended 15 to 20 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick and cloves before serving.

Nutritional Information

Italian Sauce

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 96.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.8g 4%

Carbohydrates: 18.6g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 1.9g 7%

Sugars: 6.3g

Fat: 2.4g 4%

Saturated Fat: 0.5g 2%

Vitamin A Iu: 910.9IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.3mg 10%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 16mg 27%

Folate: 10.1mcg 3%

Calcium: 26.9mg 3%

Iron: 1mg 6%

Magnesium: 14.1mg 5%

Potassium: 234.4mg 7%

Sodium: 458.4mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 21.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.