Slow Cooked Fennel Tomato Sauce over Zucchini Noodles
Author: Lindsey Johnson
Recipe type: Main, sauce
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 12
A flavorful, slow cooked tomato sauce made with fennel.
Ingredients
2-4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 large fennel bulbs
1 large onion, diced
6 cloves garlic, chopped
2 (28 ounce) cans organic diced or whole tomatoes
2 (4 ounce) cans organic tomato paste
Instructions
To prepare fennel - cut green stalks from bulb. Cut in half and remove core by cutting a V into each half where the core is. Lay the fennel cut-side down and slice crosswise, then dice. Set aside.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet, or slow cooker if yours is stovetop safe. Add the onion, fennel, and garlic. Season with a little salt. Cook, stirring frequently until the vegetables start to soften. Transfer to a slow cooker, if not already using one, and add the tomatoes and paste.
Cook on LOW heat for 8-10 hours, or HIGH for 5-6 hours. The sauce will be done when the fennel is butter-soft and tender.
Serve over pasta, polenta, rice, zucchini noodles, or quinoa.
Notes
-I have a BIG slow cooker, so I make big batches of sauce and freeze half and use the rest throughout the week. -This sauce would be great in lasagna as well. -If you're not a fan of fennel, use an extra onion.
Recipe by Cafe Johnsonia at https://cafejohnsonia.com/2014/03/slow-cooker-tomato-sauce-fennel.html