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Recipes / Hidden Vegetable Sauce Recipe

Hidden Vegetable Sauce Recipe

Dairy FreeGluten FreeVeganVegetarianBy Ivy Larson  Published: 02/02/2021  Updated: 06/14/2021
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The biggest diet mistake people of all ages make is not eating nearly enough fruits and vegetables. If you are trying to include more vegetables in your diet but don’t particularly love eating them, this Hidden Vegetable Sauce recipe is just for you!

Hidden Vegetable Sauce Recipe

It looks just like a conventional tomato sauce but has a much milder and more mellow flavor. Nobody (not even the kids) will be able to tell it is hiding eight different vegetables.

Hidden Vegetable Sauce recipe is delicious over whole grain pasta. It’s also delicious as a pizza topping (try this Eggplant Pizza), over baked potatoes, on top of vegetable pasta, over polenta, on top of eggs. There’s so many ways to serve the Vegetable Sauce recipe any way you might use tomato sauce.

Recipe for Hidden Vegetable Sauce

Vegetable Sauce Recipe Hides 8 Different Veggies

I promise you cannot tell by taste, but here’s a list of the different vegetables you will find hiding in the sauce:

  1. Onions
  2. Carrots
  3. Celery
  4. Shiitake Mushroom (learn about the healing benefits of shiitake mushrooms)
  5. Butternut squash
  6. Zucchini
  7. Tomatoes
  8. Roasted red peppers

One of the best things about this recipe are leftovers! It takes about 45 minutes from start to finish to make the sauce, but you should have plenty of leftovers for the week.

How to Make this EASY Vegetable Sauce Recipe

And finally, if you do not yet own a handheld stick blender, this gadget will definitely make your life a lot easier. I use my stick blender anytime I need to puree hot soup or big batches of sauce. Using the stick blender is so much easier than waiting for the soup or sauce to cool and then batch pureeing in the blender. Of course if you do not own a stick blender you can most definitely just pour the cooled sauce in the blender and puree that way.

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Hidden Vegetable Sauce Recipe (with 8 Different Veggies!)

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Want your family to eat more vegetables? This Hidden Vegetable Sauce is it! Nobody will ever guess it sneaks in 8 different vegetables.

  • Author: Ivy Larson
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Spaghetti Sauce
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Diet: Vegan

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 carrots, chopped
  • 3 celery stalks, chopped)
  • 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, stems removed and chopped
  • 1 zucchini, chopped
  • 1 cup frozen butternut squash
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • Unrefined sea salt, to taste
  • 4 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar
  • 1 – 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 – 12 ounce roasted red peppers, rinsed and drained

Instructions

  1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, carrots and celery; saute for 5 to 6 minutes.
  2. Add the mushrooms and saute until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the zucchini and saute until soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the butternut squash and saute until thawed, 2 to 3 minutes.
  3. Stir in the oregano, salt, tomato paste, coconut palm sugar, diced tomatoes and vegetable broth. Add the bay leaf. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
  4. Remove the bay leaf. Add the roasted red peppers. Use a handheld stick blender to process until smooth and creamy. Serve warm.

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  1. Lauren says

    June 11, 2021 1:05 PM

    I would love to make this sauce, but I am sensitive to coconut! Should I replace the coconut palm sugar with something else or just omit it?

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    • Aimee Harris Niedosik says

      June 11, 2021 1:08 PM

      A little bit of sweetness is good for the sauce — can you eat date sugar? If so, substitute for that – or just skip it all together. Let us know how it turns out.

      Reply
  2. Keila says

    September 17, 2018 10:37 PM

    What a delicious sauce!! My family LOVED it? my husband and daughter inhaled their plates in less than 5 minutes. They both asked me to make this great “orange” sauce at least twice a week. Thank you Ivy for sharing your Best cooking secrets.

    ★★★★★

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    • Ivy Larson says

      September 20, 2018 2:20 PM

      Hi Keila! Oh my gosh, you totally made my day =) Thank you so much for taking the time to let me know how much everyone liked it!!

      Reply
  3. Jordan says

    August 8, 2018 6:26 PM

    This sauce is SO good! I have trouble getting my kids to eat vegetables (like a lot of parents), but they eat this right up. They know exactly what is in it, and enjoy helping me make it. Even my husband – a certified chef and SUPER picky eater – loves it. We use it for all different pastas and lasagna. I make it every week! Thank you so much for a delicious and healthy recipe!!

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    • Ivy Larson says

      August 9, 2018 4:39 PM

      Hi Jordan! Thank you so much for the great feedback—that totally made my day =) And I am honored that your chef husband likes it too! Thank you again for taking the time to let me know. xoxo

      Reply
  4. Becky says

    February 8, 2018 7:18 PM

    Absolutely the best sauce I have ever made! Thank you so much!! Seriously a game changer for our family. My kids love this so much they would eat a bowl of just the sauce!! I make this every month and have been freezing it in small batches to thaw out a small meal for my kids on busy nights!

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    • Ivy Larson says

      February 9, 2018 9:21 AM

      Awww, thank you SO SO much for taking the time to write and tell me Becky =) I sometimes wonder if anybody actually cooks some of my recipes but hearing positive feedback makes all the hard work worth it!

      Reply

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