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How to Make Zucchini in Tomato Sauce
Total time60 min
Prep10 min
Cook50 min
Yield2 servings
DifficultyEasy
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Vegetarian mains

ChefOla Faour

How to Make Zucchini in Tomato Sauce

Zucchini in tomato sauce is an easy, tasty, vegetarian dish eaten with Arabic bread! It is even more delicious when served cold, and potatoes can be added optionally.

Zucchini in tomato sauce .. one of the famous traditional Lebanese rural recipes .. a very delicious vegetarian dish, especially if it is served cold

Ingredients

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  • tomatoes
  • 3 yellow onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 large zucchini, cut into cubes
  • 2 potatoes, cut into cubes
  • 4 tomatoes, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup water
  • salt
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper paste
  • 1 medium tablespoon paprika
  • Also, one of Wotfa's easy recipes: Pasta with Red Sauce

Method

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  1. Finely chop the onion and garlic and sauté them in a little vegetable oil until softened.
  2. Add the diced zucchini, potatoes, and tomatoes and stir until the vegetables soften.
  3. Add the tomato paste or sauce, water, salt, spices, and pepper paste; stir, then let the mixture simmer over low heat until the vegetables are fully cooked and the sauce thickens.
  4. Serve the zucchini in tomato sauce immediately, or let it cool to room temperature and refrigerate to serve later; eat it with Arabic bread.
  5. Also from Watfa's easy recipes, here is pasta with red sauce.

Recipe tags

Vegetarian mainsInternationalVegetarianGluten freeNut freeEgg freeEasyBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • Frozen Okra Stew
  • Pasta with Red Sauce

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