Garden Tomato Sauce and Pasta

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped carrots
2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
One clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup peeled and diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon dried whole oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried whole basil
1/8 teaspoon pepper
One (6 ounce) can tomato paste
One bay leaf
1-1/2 teaspoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon honey
2 tablespoon dry red wine
4 cups hot cooked pasta (cooked without salt or fat)

Directions:
Combine first seven ingredients in a 2-quart glass measure. Cover with heavy-duty plastic wrap, turning back one corner to vent. Microwave at high for three to four minutes or until vegetables are tender; stir every minute. Add tomatoes, oregano, basil, pepper, tomato paste, bay leaf, soy sauce, honey, and red wine to vegetable mixture; stir well.

Microwave, uncovered, on high for 11 to 12 minutes or until pasta sauce reaches desired consistency. Remove bay leaf. Spoon sauce over pasta, and serve immediately.

Yield:  Eight servings.

Serving Size:  1/2-cup pasta with 1/4-cup sauce.

Nutritional information per serving:
Calories: 114
Fat: 2.3g
Carbohydrate: 21g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 61
Protein: 3.5g