Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce in your Clay Pot Cooker

Have you ever wanted to make your own pasta sauce, but felt too intimidated to try? 

Here's your chance! And this delicious pasta recipe doesn't take all day to make but in about an hour in VitaClay. Of course, if you want to have a truly slow-simmered, all-day pasta sauce, that can be done as well -- just set to cook on "soup" or "slow" or even the "warm" setting (160 degrees) and let it cook for 2 hours then let it "simmer" in Warm for as long as you'd like! Let those flavors seep into each other!

VitaClay can be your personal chef and make it so easy to make your own whole, homemade, delicious foods in your home without all of that pesky time and effort! Try this amazing veggie pasta sauce today and kick that can to the curb!

An aromatic vegetable stew that can serve as a sauce over pasta, rice or to accompany chicken, lamb and beef.

Ingredients for Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce

• 1/2 cup broth (make your own!)
• 1 lb eggplant, peeled and cut in1 inch cubes (optional)
• 1 red and green bell pepper, cut in small strips
• 1 carrot, chopped finely
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3.5 cups stewed tomatoes or fresh roasted and peeled tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 1 chili pepper, seeded and chopped (optional)
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• Freshly ground pepper and salt to taste
• Kalamata or California olives for garnish (optional)

1. Combine all ingredients in VitaClay® Pot except olives, mix well to combine
2. Cover and cook on the “Stew” setting for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
3. Serve over your choice of pasta with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese and top with some olives for garnish.

Yields about 6 servings.

Health note:

Spaghetti sauce, including tomatoes and tomato paste contains Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant. Antioxidants work by neutralizing free radicals that are formed when body cells burn oxygen for energy. Antioxidants also may help keep the immune system healthy and reduce the risk for cancer and other diseases.

Several studies suggest that consumption of foods rich in Lycopene is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease.