Neapolitan Sauce

Description

This flavorful red sauce comes straight from Naples, Italy, where parsley and basil are considered staple ingredients in any great pasta sauce.

• Original recipe
• Source: the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine
• Yield: Makes 8 (½-cup) servings

Ingredients

• ½ cup minced green bell pepper
• ¼ cup minced onion
• ¼ cup coarsely chopped celery
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 2 cans (10 oz each) no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh basil
• ¼ tsp salt
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Description

1. Place bell pepper, onion, celery, garlic and oil in medium saucepan.
2. Cook and stir over medium heat until onion is tender.
3. Add tomatoes, parsley, basil, salt and black pepper.
4. Reduce heat to low; cover.
5. Simmer 15 minutes; uncover.
6. Cook and stir 10 minutes or until sauce thickens.

Nutritional information

Per serving:

• 36 Calories | 20% from Fat | 1g Total Fat | 86mg Sodium | 1g Protein | 7g Carbs | 1g Fiber
• Dietary exchange: vegetable 1½