Thick & Chunky Tomato Sauce With Veggies (Crock Pot)

• 3 -4 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 1 pepper, diced
• 1 large eggplant, peeled and diced
• 1 large portabella mushroom, gills removed and diced
• 3 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons dried Italian herb seasoning
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 fresh basil leaves, roughly torn
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, roughly torn

1. Heat oil in a large deep heavy bottom pot over medium high heat.
2. Add next 7 ingredients and saute till almost tender about 10 minutes stirring frequently.
3. Transfer to a large crock pot add tomatoes, dried seasoning, sugar, salt, and pepper.
4. Cook for 5-6 hours on high stirring ever so often.
5. If it starts to stick to bottom turn to low or finish by adding the fresh herbs.
6. If you`re not around to stir cook on low till desired thickness.

onion, carrot, garlic, celery, pepper, eggplant, portabella mushroom, tomatoes, sugar, salt, pepper, fresh basil, fresh parsley

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/thick-chunky-tomato-sauce-with-veggies-crock-pot-101240 (may not work)