Roasted Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 5 large garlic cloves
• 1 large red pepper
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch salt and pepper
• 2 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth to make it vegetarian.)
• 14 ounces tomato sauce
• 4 ounces tomato paste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes

Recipe

• 1 quarter tomatoes and large dice the onions and red pepper. peel the garlic cloves and halve them.
• 2 place vegetables on a baking sheet and toss with vinegar and olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 roast in a 450 degree oven for one hour. let cool on the pan for 15 minutes.
• 4 place vegetables and remaining ingredients in a large pot and simmer for 15 minutes.
• 5 blend with an immersion blender in the pot or puree carefully in a blender.
• 6 serve over whole wheat pasta.