meetoo
Posted: Sep. 3 2007, 22:20 ET

Roasted Vegi Tomato Sauce w/Meat Substitute
1 Medium Onion
1 Red Pepper
1/4 Green Pepper
1 large celery stalk
6 crimini mushrooms
5 garlic cloves
Total was 21 ounces of Vegi's

1 28oz tin Roma tomatoes (Italissima peeled Roma tomato)
1 tablespoon tomato paste (unico)
1/4 cup water

1 Pkg of Yves Vegi Ground Round

Fresh Spices
5 Basil leaves
2 sprigs oregano
1 Bay leaf

Dried Spices
1/4 tsp hot pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 tsp cracked black pepper
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil

Preheat oven to 400.  

Peel and quarter the onion, core peppers and cut into large pieces. Chop Celery into chunks. Leave mushrooms whole. Leave peel on garlic cloves.

Spray cooking sheet with Pam. Lay vegi's on tray and add a light spray of Pam. Top with black pepper.  Roast for 25-30 minutes.  Check the garlic cloves at 15 minutes if dark brown remove early.

While vegi's are roasting put tinned tomatoes in a medium pot and puree with immersion blender or masher.  Add dried spices and bay leaf, keep on low until ready for the next step.  

Once vegi's are roasted remove tray from oven and leave till warm to touch.  Peel skin from the peppers and chop into smaller pieces, chop mushrooms in quarters, onions will separate easily, chop up celery into chunks.  

Remove bay leaf from the sauce and add the chopped vegi's.
Squeeze the garlic out of the cloves into the sauce.

Puree with immersion blender.  Mix water and tomato paste together and add to the pot.  Now add the vegi ground (crumbling as you add) and the fresh spices.  

Simmer till blended and cooked down a bit.  

Makes 6 one cup servings.

Each serving =  3/4 protein, 1 veg

NOTE:  Use spices and vegi's to your taste.

TofuHeart
Posted: Sep. 4 2007, 01:05 ET

Looks great! I'm going to try it this weekend. Thanks for the recipe.

Shilps
Posted: Sep. 4 2007, 07:27 ET

Thank you for posting meetoo!  I might just have to try this at the weekend once i've rounded up all the ingredients!  ...AND it's idiot proof too! woo hoo!

Shilps

meetoo
Posted: Sep. 5 2007, 00:54 ET

I hope you do enjoy it!  It tasted even better the second day and I even enjoyed the shirataki noodles.