Thick & Chunky Tomato Sauce With Veggies (Crock Pot) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

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