Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe

2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup onion, chopped(1/2 lg onion)
1 carrot, chopped finely
2 celery stalks, finely chopped
1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
8 medium fresh tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped
1 large cn (29 oz) whole tomatoes, chopped
1/4 cup tomato paste
1 cup water, (omit if using canned tom
1 tsp ground basil =or=-
4 fresh basil leaves, washed
1/4 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp black pepper

Heat oil in a large skillet (preferably nonstick) over medium heat. Add
onion, carrot, celery, and green pepper, saute until the onion is
translucent (about 3 to 5 minutes.) If vegetables begin to stick, add a
small amount of water. Add remaining ingredients except the black pepper,
and stir the mixture until well blended. When the sauce begins to simmer
gently, cover and let simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remover from stove, season with black pepper and serve. Food Exchange per
serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 71; FAT: 4gm; CHO: 0;
SOD: 245mg; PRO: 2gm; Source: Diabetic Forecast; Sept. 1994 Brought to you
and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master

Serves: 8

Is this Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe Suitable for Diabetics?

This Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe comes from our collection of tasty diabetic Sauce recipes. As we don`t know your individual medical concerns and the advice your health advisors have provided, we can`t say with certainty that this Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe is suitable for you. However, as somebody labelled it as `diabetic` it should suggest that it, at the very least, meets the basic condition for the tag `diabetic`, being low fat and low carb and as a result should be healthier than the non-diabetic equivalent. Despite that, this Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe should only be used if you understand your own condition and are happy that the nutritional contents are OK for you.

This Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe is one from our diabetic Sauce recipes category. Clearly, it would be unfeasible for us to validate each of the diabetic Sauce recipes to establish that they are totally OK for people with diabetes. There are over 2000 recipes in the collection, & to cook every one of them even at a speed of 7 per week would take nearly 6 years. It would be wise to analyse the ingredients with due care to verify that all the recipes agree with the dietary guidelines your medical advisors have provided. If you think that this Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe is not appropriate, then kindly let us know & we will remove the problem recipe from the recipe site.

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