Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce

This Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce Recipe is perfect for picky eaters young and old. It’s easy, tasty, and full of nutrients.

When children (or we) don’t love vegetables, we must get creative. I sneak in nutrients by using whole-grain versions of brown rice, pasta, crackers, ad bread. I also like to hide vegetables in my sauces like this Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce, my Hidden Vegetable Cheese Sauce, and Powerhouse Pesto Sauce.

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We know that high intakes of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber in vegetables support the immune system, reduce the risk of mood disorders and chronic disease later in life, and help the brain function properly. By hiding vegetables in our sauces, we can take comfort in knowing we are consuming more vegetables.

Suddenly this Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce becomes a pretty important recipe!

Try Our Hidden Vegetable Cheese Sauce

If you love this recipe, try making mac and cheese with this Hidden Vegetable Cheese Sauce!

Try Our Powerhouse Pesto

This pesto recipe is super creamy and delicious and it is loaded with antioxidants, omega-3s, vitamins, and minerals.

How to Make Spaghetti Even Healthier

Adding Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce isn’t the only way to boost the nutrients in spaghetti. You can also add more vitamins, minerals, and fiber if you use whole-grain noodles. You can keep the spaghetti plant-based or add a little lean turkey to increase the protein intake. To increase protein in plant-based spaghetti, try adding a scoop of savory nutritional yeast to your tomato sauce. When choosing tomato sauce, look for “no sugar added” on the label.

Hidden Vegetable Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 cup kale or spinach
• 2 cups No Sugar Added Tomato Sauce (Like this Yo Mama No Sugar Added Tomato Sauce)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• ½ teaspoon Rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Instructions

• Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until they are well blended.
• Combine the sauce with your favorite already-cooked whole grain pasta or brown rice.
• Bring pasta and sauce to a boil in a skillet. Then reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for about 5 minutes.

*You can also use this sauce as a pizza topping.