Have you ever looked at the ingredients on a can of "spaghetti" sauce? What is all that stuff. Part of my journey of weightloss also includes eating the right stuff. No corn syrup, no preservatives, no processed goods as much as I can. Well here is my version of a yummy marinra sauce, packed with veggies that when blended up, can get some kids (or husbands) to eat veggies that they won't normally eat! :)
So for this recipe you will need a large crock pot and the following ingredients:
1 large zucchini
2 peeled carrots
1 large onion
5 cloves of garlic
7-8 tomatoes (depending on the size)
1 green pepper
Fresh basil leaves
Oregano
Salt and Pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cups Vegetable Stock
Chop up all the veggies into about ½ inch cubes. Finely chop the garlic cloves. Cut out the stem parts of the tomatoes. Add all the veggies and the basil, oregano, salt and pepper into a Crockpot and then drizzle with Olive Oil.
Put tomatoes on the top of the veggie mixture and then pour in the vegetable stock. Cover and cook on Low heat for about 5 hours.
When the veggies are all soft, strain them and place into food processor. Puree until desired consistency while streaming in just a bit of olive oil.
(Add some shredded rotisserie chicken and you have a nice chicken soup at this point!)
Now with my prepared sauce I browned up some lean ground beef and combined. Mixed with some whole wheat linguini and some fresh basil and here you go!
Now I hate wasting anything! After you strain all the veggies you are left with all this yummy, wonderful broth.
I put it in a frezzer storage bag and freeze it until I need it for a soup or liquid to cook some brown rice in!
Along with leftover marinara, this will freeze BEAUTIFULLY! Let everything cool before you store it in the freezer. 
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