Name: Spicy Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 11 min
Total time: 17 h
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 Roma tomatoes halved; 3 tablespoons Tomato paste; 2 tablespoons Reduced fat cream cheese; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 teaspoon Ground black pepper; 1/2 Jalapeño pepper seeded; 1/2 teaspoon Dried basil; 1 Garlic clove peeled; 1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano

by Vitamix

With cream cheese and jalapeño, this creamy sauce is beautiful over pasta or plated as a bed for chicken or beef. For a milder sauce, remove seeds and membrane of the jalapeño.

INGREDIENTS

4 Roma tomatoes ; halved
3 tablespoons Tomato paste
2 tablespoons Reduced fat cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground black pepper
1/2 Jalapeño pepper ; seeded
1/2 teaspoon Dried basil
1 Garlic clove ; peeled
1/4 teaspoon Dried oregano

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place all ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure lid.

2. Select Variable 1.

3. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High.

4. Blend for 1 minute or until desired consistency is reached, using the tamper to press the ingredients into the blades.

5. Pour into saucepan and simmer for 30 minutes.

NOTES

For extra spicy, leave a few jalapeño seeds in pepper.

This recipe has been written for the Vitamix 5200 with Standard 64-ounce container. If you are using a different Vitamix machine or container size, you may need to make adjustments to the Variable Speed, processing time, and/or ingredient quantities.

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (194g)
Recipe Makes: 3 Servings

Calories: 65
Calories from Fat: 17 (26%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 1.9g	3 %
	Saturated Fat 0.9g	5 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.2g
Cholesterol 5mg		2 %
Sodium 68.5mg		2 %
Potassium 596.7mg		16 %
Total Carbohydrate 11.1g		3 %
	Dietary Fiber 2.9g	12 %
	Sugars, other 8.2g
Protein 3g		4 %
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Calories per serving: 65

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