When living in Australia we had a garden that produced an abundance of fresh produce! Garden Vegetable Spaghetti Sauce was a perfect way to use up some of the bounty of the garden.

Ingredients:

1 Onion, diced

4 cloves of Garlic, crushed

4 stalks Celery, some leaves included, sliced

1 large Carrot, grated

1 Zuchinni, grated

1 Green Pepper, diced

1 Red Pepper, diced,

6 – 8 Mushrooms, sliced or chopped

1 (800g) can Diced Tomatoes

1 (410g) can Tomato Sauce

1 (800g) can of water

* If you happen to have heaps of Tomatoes ripe in  your garden, you can use a kilo of fresh, peeled, chopped tomatoes instead of canned ones

2 – 4 Tablespoons Tomato Paste

1 Tablespoon each dried: Basil, Oregano, Parsley

1/2 teaspoon Chili Flakes

1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg

1 1/2 teaspoons Brown Sugar

Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper, to taste

Directions:

If needed, add tomato paste to thicken. You may add more spices, to taste. Stir in any additions and heat through (15 minutes, while you boil your pasta)