Tomato, Eggplant, and Sweet Potato Pasta Sauce

Name: Tomato, Eggplant, and Sweet Potato Pasta Sauce
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: European, American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 1/2 cups chopped onion; 6 garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 cups peeled and chopped eggplant or whole eggplant; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary; 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme; 2 (28-ounce) cans tomato puree or 2 quarts home-canned tomatoes pureed with their juice; 1/2 cook sweet potato, peeled and mashed; 1 teaspoon salt

3 steps

Cook:40min

The Blue Zones American Kitchen - **can split into 3 Pyrex containers and freeze for 3 dinners. Or, makes enough sauce for 2 big dinners. Cook the sauce first, then prep the mashed sweet potato to add to sauce after 30 mins. Use an entire eggplant and a whole sweet potato. Cut the eggplant in thirds before chopping**

Updated at: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 23:33:56 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories168 kcal (8%)

Total Fat7.7 g (11%)

Carbs24.7 g (10%)

Sugars11.8 g (13%)

Protein4.2 g (8%)

Sodium700.4 mg (35%)

Fiber5.4 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

¼ cupolive oil

1 ½ cupsonion

peeled and chopped, or whole eggplant

1 ½ teaspoonsdried basil

1 ½ teaspoonsdried parsley

1 ½ teaspoonsdried oregano

½ teaspoondried rosemary

½ teaspoondried thyme

2 x 28 ouncetomato puree

cans, or 2 quarts home-canned tomatoes pureed with their juice

0.5sweet potato

cook, peeled and mashed

1 teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Step 1

In a stockpot, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and eggplant, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Add the basil, parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and pureed tomatoes. Simmer for 30 minutes. NOTE: In place of the listed herbs, you can substitute 1 1/2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning.

Step 3

Add the sweet potato and salt, and cook, stirring, until heated through. Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.