Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce

2tablespoons olive oil 1⁄2 cup chopped onion

1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper

2cloves garlic, chopped

3cups (about 3 large) peeled, and chopped tomatoes

1can (6 oz.) no-salt- added tomato paste

2teaspoons sugar

1 teaspoon dried basil

1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1⁄4 teaspoon fennel seed

Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, green pepper, and garlic. Cook, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until tomatoes are very tender, about 15 to 20 minutes; stir occasionally. Cool 5 minutes.

Pour half of cooled tomato mixture into blender jar. Cover and blend at STIR about 15 seconds. Add remaining tomato mixture. Blend at PUREE about 20 to 30 seconds. Return mixture to saucepan. Simmer over low heat about 5 to 10 minutes, stir occasionally. Serve over pasta.

Yield: 2 cups; 4 (1⁄2 cup) servings.

Per serving: About 148 cal, 3 g pro, 20 g car, 8 g fat, 0 mg chol, 342 mg sod.

Burgundy Mushroom Sauce

2tablespoons margarine or butter

1⁄2 cup chopped onion

1⁄4 cup chopped carrot

1 clove garlic, chopped

1tablespoon all- purpose flour

1cup beef broth 1⁄2 cup water

1package (8 oz.) fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced

1⁄4 cup burgundy wine

1⁄4 teaspoon dried marjoram

Dash salt and pepper

2tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Heat margarine in large saucepan over medium- high heat. Add onion, carrot, and garlic. Cook, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in flour, broth, and water. Bring to a boil. Reserve 1⁄2 cup mushrooms; add remaining mushrooms to saucepan. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.

Place cooled mushroom mixture in blender jar. Cover and blend at STIR about 30 seconds; scrape sides of blender jar every 10 seconds. Blend at LIQUEFY about 30 seconds. Return mixture to saucepan. Add reserved mushrooms, wine, marjoram, salt, and pepper. Simmer about

5 minutes. Stir in parsley. Serve with beef or pork roasts.

Yield: 6 (1⁄3 cup) servings.

Per serving: About 13 cal, 0 g pro, 1 g car, 1 g fat, 0 mg chol, 38 mg sod.

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KitchenAid 5 SPEED ULTRA POWER BLENDER manual Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce, Burgundy Mushroom Sauce
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