Basic Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 onion medium, finely chopped
• 1 small carrot or 1/2 large carrot, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery including the green tops, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
• 28 ounces tomatoes whole, including the juice, or 1 3/4 pound of fresh tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper

Nutrition

• Calories : 220 calories
• Carbohydrate : 22 grams
• Fat : 14 grams
• Fiber : 6 grams
• Protein : 5 grams
• SaturatedFat : 2 grams
• Sodium : 460 milligrams
• Sugar : 15 grams