Hidden Veggie Pasta Sauce

5 from 2 votes

This Hidden Veggie Pasta Sauce is great for all ages and is the perfect base for a weeknight family meal. It's freezer-friendly and makes a ton so you'll always have a healthy dinner option on hand. It's also loaded with more than five different veggies!

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: people

Calories: 26kcal

Author: CaliGirl Cooking

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 zucchini, peeled and chopped
1 medium roasted sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning Salt-free for young babes
1 6-ounce can tomato paste
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice
1 32-ounce carton chicken or vegetable broth
Salt and pepper, to taste Minimize for young babes

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat. Once oil is heated, add onion and sauté for about 3 minutes, or until onion starts to become fragrant and translucent.
Add garlic, carrot, bell pepper, zucchini and sweet potato and stir to combine. Allow to cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 5-10 minutes. Add Italian seasoning and stir to combine.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste and chicken broth, and once again stir to combine. Bring to a low boil (very gently bubbling), then turn off heat.
Transfer sauce to a blender in two batches. You may need to use a mixing bowl to hold some of the extra soup while you are blending. Blend until smooth, then return to the original saucepan or Dutch oven on low heat.
Season with salt and pepper as needed, but if you will be serving this to young babes, minimize the salt as much as possible.

Notes

TO FREEZE: Let sauce come to room temperature, then transfer to Mason jars with lids, label (including date made) and freeze.

You can easily sub in whichever veggies you wish if you need to use something up!

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