Name: Bayy's Meatless Marinara from Scratch (Vegan) recipe
Ingredients: 15 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced;2 cups water, divided;1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes;1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste;2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed;1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, diced;1 green bell pepper, diced;1 onion, diced, or more to taste;1 stalk celery, chopped, or more to taste;2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste;2 tablespoons olive oil;2 tablespoons fennel seeds;2 cubes vegetable bouillon, or more to taste;2 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped;2 leaves fresh basil, chopped;dried Italian seasoning to taste;salt and ground black pepper to taste

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Ingredients

15 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 2 cups water, divided 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (8 ounce) package mushrooms, diced 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 onion, diced, or more to taste 1 stalk celery, chopped, or more to taste 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons fennel seeds 2 cubes vegetable bouillon, or more to taste 2 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped 2 leaves fresh basil, chopped dried Italian seasoning to taste salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

133.3 calories carbohydrate: 21.6 g cholesterol: : - fat: 3 g fiber: 7.8 g protein: 7 g saturatedFat: 0.4 g servingSize: - sodium: 464.5 mg sugar: 5.7 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Combine Roma tomatoes, 1 cup water, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste in a Dutch oven over medium-low heat. Simmer for 45 minutes. Add remaining water, black beans, mushrooms, green bell pepper, onion, celery, garlic, olive oil, fennel seeds, bouillon, parsley, basil, and Italian seasoning. Simmer over low heat until thickened to desired consistency, about 45 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

12 servings

Recipe Note

Serve this meatless, chunky marinara sauce from scratch with veggie-wheat pasta. You can freestyle the marinara sauce with whatever vegetables you would like to use. I also use black beans as a meat substitute for texture.

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