Spaghetti with Roasted Vegetable Sauce
A medley of robust flavor, this sauce is puréed perfection. Enjoy over a bed of pasta and top with grated cheese.
Ingredients
- 900 g (2 pounds) Roma tomatoes, quartered
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 100 g (1 ) carrot, halved
- 150 g (1½ cup) button mushrooms
- wedge of red onion
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 g (1 teaspoon) salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 115 g (4 ounces) Parmesan cheese
- 350 g (12 ounces) whole wheat spaghetti
- 170 g (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 10 g (¼ cup) fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 25 g (¼ cup) fresh oregano leaves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450°F (230°C).
- Place tomatoes, garlic, carrot, mushrooms and onion on a prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast 20 minutes or until tomatoes are very tender, stirring mushrooms and garlic once.
- Meanwhile, place cheese into the Vitamix container and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 7.
- Blend for 20 to 30 seconds or until finely grated. Remove to a small bowl.
- Cook pasta as directed on package while vegetables are roasting.
- Drain well, reserving ½ cup (120 ml) of cooking water. Keep warm.
- Place all vegetables, liquid from pan and tomato paste into the Vitamix container and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase to the highest speed.
- Blend for 5 minutes 45 seconds. Stop machine and remove lid.
- Add basil and oregano to the Vitamix container and secure lid.
- Select Variable 1.
- Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 5.
- Blend for 5 seconds.
- If a thinner sauce is desired, add pasta cooking water 1 Tablespoon at a time.
- Serve sauce over pasta and sprinkle with cheese.
Nutrition Information
| Serving Size | 1 serving |
| Amount Per Servings | |
| Calories | 400 |
| Total Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 770 mg |
| Total Carbohydrate | 55 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 13 g |
| Sugars | 11 g |
| Protein | 18 g |
