Marinara glitter-style

Submitted by glitter

"This is easy, delicious, and quite versatile. While the marinara is cooking, the water for 16 oz. of pasta is put on, and you can make a fresh green salad in the meantime. Your meal is done in no time and don't forget the rustic bread!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 29.58 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped finely
• 2 stalk celery, chopped fine
• 1 green bell peppers or 1 red bell pepper, chopped finely
• 1 carrot, peeled and shredded
• 3 clove garlic, minced fine
• 3 large mushrooms, sliced or chopped to preference
• 170.09 g can tomato paste
• 793.78 g can stewed tomatoes or 793.78 g can crushed tomatoes
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 118.29 ml red wine, to taste
• 6 sprig fresh Italian parsley, chopped fine
• 8 fresh basil leaves, chopped fine or 29.58 ml frozen homemade pesto sauce
• fresh ground pepper
• 2.46 ml grated nutmeg
• 0.25 ml finely ground fennel
• 14.79 ml sugar
• 59.14 ml parmesan cheese
• 0.25 ml hot pepper flakes (optional)

directions

1. Heat oil in a 4 qt.
2. pan add and saute onion, celery,and green pepper.
3. When your onion is clear not brown, add the rest of your ingredients.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Simmer 20-30 minutes.
6. If you like a thicker sauce can be cooked longer.
7. This can be used on pasta, etc.
8. right away or frozen for later use.
9. P.
10. S.
11. --Ifyou prefer a meat sauce use this same recipe, except leave out the beef bouillion.
12. Brown 1/2 lb.
13. beef plus 1/2lb.
14. of pork or use italian sausage meat without the casing.
15. Meatballs is another variation.