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vegan sweet potato sauce in 3 various bowls with spoons

Sweet Potato Sauce

Robyn
This versatile veggie packed sauce is a great sauce to keep in the freezer to make a quick mid week meal the whole family - baby included! - can enjoy!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course baby led weaning, Dips | Sauces, Freezer Friendly, sauce
Cuisine International
Servings 4 people
Calories 116 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 medium red capsicum/pepper roughly diced
  • 1 medium zucchini/courgette roughly diced
  • 1 medium carrot peeled and roughly diced
  • 1 medium sweet potato roasted/steamed *
  • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 400g (14oz) tin tomatoes no salt added
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 240ml (1c) water/stock

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a medium heat, and gently fry the garlic, capsicum, zucchini and carrot until soft.
  • Stir through the tomato puree, then add the tomatoes, bay leaf and stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add the sweet potato and simmer for a further 5 minutes, then take off the heat and blend until smooth.

Notes

*  to steam the sweet potato, peel and cut into 2-3cm (½ inch) cubes. Steam for 7-10 minutes, until tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 183mgPotassium: 744mgFiber: 5gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 11830IUVitamin C: 59mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 2mg
Keyword sweet potato, tomato sauce, veggie packed bolognese

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