Easy Pumpkin Tomato Sauce

stirring pasta and pumpkin tomato sauce together in a pot with a wooden spoon

This pumpkin tomato sauce is easy to make in under 30 minutes using pantry ingredients. It's also vegan, gluten-free and has no added sugar. Perfect over pasta, zucchini noodles or even on pizza!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Keyword dairy-free, gluten free, grain-free, pumpkin, tomato sauce, vegan, vegetarian

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings

Calories 101kcal

Author Sherri Hall

Ingredients

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp diced shallot
28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp dried parsley
½ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp fine sea salt plus more to taste, if desired

Instructions

Start by heating olive oil over medium heat in a 3- or 4-quart saucepan.
Add diced shallot and cook for approximately 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until shallot becomes translucent.
Add crushed tomatoes, pumpkin puree, parsley, oregano, nutmeg and kosher salt. Stir to combine.
Cover and cook on medium for 20 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let stand for 2-3 minutes before removing the cover as the sauce will splatter as it cooks due to the thickness. Add more salt to taste, if desired. Stir well before serving.

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Notes

To pair with pasta: I mixed the entire batch of sauce with 12 ounces of gluten-free pasta, but if you like less sauce with your pasta, you can use 16 ounces of pasta.

The nutrition information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Information shown should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Nutrition calculation is for the sauce alone. It does not include any pasta or toppings.

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