Ingredient of the month

Lately I have really learned to love tomato paste. Definitely an unrecognized great ingredient. For years I have been making my pasta and pizza sauces with just tomato sauce, but the tomato paste adds so much more richness to them. So enough with my babbling. Here are some recipes featuring my ingredient of the month (January).

Pizza Sauce

Ingredients
* 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 2 teaspoons oregano
* 2 teaspoons basil
* 1 1/2 teaspoons dried minced garlic
* 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Directions
1. In a medium bowl, Mix together tomato sauce and tomato paste until smooth. Stir in spices and sugar



The BEST Spaghetti Sauce

Ingredients
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* ½ onion, chopped
* 2 cloves chopped garlic
* 1 ½ tablespoon dried basil
* 1 ½ tablespoon dried oregano
* 1 cube chicken bouillon
* 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
* 1 14.5 oz crushed tomatoes
* 1 teaspoons poultry seasoning
* ½ teaspoon white sugar, or as needed
* salt and pepper to taste

Directions
1. Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Mix in onion and garlic, and cook 1 minute. Season with basil, oregano, and chicken bouillon. Stir in the tomato paste and crushed tomatoes, and season with poultry seasoning. Cook and stir 10 minutes.
2. Mix sugar into the sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low, and simmer at least 30 minutes, up to 4 hours.

Ooh, now I'm hungry!!