Versatile spaghetti sauce

1 batch

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 each Onion, chopped & sauteed in
1 tablespoon Olive oil
2 eaches Garlic cloves, chopped & sauteed
½ cup Celery, chopped
1 each Zucchini, shredded
1 cup Mushrooms, sliced
1 each Whole-wheat pizza crust
Basic Sauce plus
Sliced mushrooms
Peppers
1 quart Tomatoes, blended till smooth in a blender
1 tablespoon Oregano
1 tablespoon Basil
½ each Green bell pepper, chopped
Whole wheat spaghetti
Onion
Fresh tomato
Pepperoni
Whatever else you like

Directions

BASIC SAUCE

SPAGHETTI VARIATION

PIZZA VARIATION

To make the Basic Sauce, combine and simmer ingredients for 15 minutes.

To make the Spaghetti Variation, add celery, zucchini, mushrooms and green pepper to the Basic Sauce; cook until vegetables are tender.

Serve over whole wheat spaghetti.

To make the Pizza Variation, top a whole-wheat pizza crust with Basic Sauce; add remaining ingredients. Bake at 450F. until done.

Adapted from Cathy Gileadi/Woodland Hills in "The Herb Companion" August/September, 1989. Posted by Cathy Harned.

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