Garden Spaghetti Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups yellow squash, sliced
• 3 medium carrots, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup bell pepper, chopped (any variety or mix of varieties)
• 4 -8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup oil (canola or vegetable)
• 86 ounces crushed tomatoes (either fresh or canned)
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar (or 1 packet splenda or truvia)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2-1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 in dutch oven (or really big pot), saute first six vegetables in the oil until tender.
• 2 add the ten remaining ingredients.
• 3 bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour.