Mushroom Tomato Sauce
A delicious alternative to ground beef meat sauce, our Mushroom Tomato Sauce will satisfy your beef cravings and tastes amazing on pasta. A delicious way to eat more plant-based foods.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time40 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: mushroom pasta sauce, vegan mushroom sauce
Servings: 6
Calories: 76kcal
Process the mushrooms in a food processor for a fine texture or chop them with a knife for a meatier texture. You should get about 3 to 3 ½ cups of chopped mushrooms depending on how finely you chop them.
Heat oil over medium heat in a saucepot.
Cook mushrooms, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, kosher salt and pepper until the mushrooms release their liquid and cook down in volume, stirring occasionally, about 7 minutes.
Add red wine and vinegar, bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.
Stir in crushed tomatoes and water and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Serve mushroom sauce with your favorite pasta.
Makes about 5 cups sauce.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Take a short cut and use jarred pasta sauce. Just cook the mushroom mixture as directed in the recipe then simmer with your favorite jarred pasta sauce.
- Use one type of mushroom or a combination of mushrooms
- This recipe tastes delicious without the balsamic vinegar too
Substitutions
- Substitute beef broth for the red wine
- Substitute jarred pasta sauce for the crushed tomatoes and water
- Substitute 1/2 teaspoon salt for 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Calories: 76kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 395mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg