Vegetarian Spaghetti

Total Time Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield 6 servings

This vegetarian spaghetti is so delicious that your friends and family may not even notice there's no meat. And our vegetarian sauce has a welcome shortcut: Start with a jar of meatless pasta sauce and bump it up by adding seasonings and veggies.

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 jar (26 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with garlic and onion, undrained
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute the onion, celery and garlic powder in oil until tender. Add the spaghetti sauce, beans, tomatoes, sugar, salt, oregano and bay leaf.
Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf. Drain spaghetti; top with sauce and cheese.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 511 calories, 11g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 1225mg sodium, 87g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 8g fiber), 17g protein.

Who says spaghetti needs meat to be tasty? "I streamlined the original recipe for this deliciously different dish to reduce its 2-hour simmer time to just 10 minutes," comments Margaret Wilson from Hemet, California.

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