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Skillet Mushroom Thyme Tomato Sauce

A chunky, savory tomato sauce with browned mushrooms, sweet carrot and earthy thyme, simmered until glossy and spoonable over roasted or steamed vegetables.

Skillet Mushroom Thyme Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
  • 3¼ cups sliced225 gWhite mushroomsfinely chopped
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely diced
  • 1 medium61 gCarrotsfinely grated
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
  • 2 tbsp30 gTomato paste
  • 14½ oz411 gDiced tomatoes, canned
  • ¼ cup60 gWater
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 2 tbsp chopped8 gFresh parsleychopped

Steps

  1. Prepare the vegetables first: chop the mushrooms, dice the onion, grate the carrot and mince the garlic.
  2. Heat half of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook without stirring for 3 minutes, then stir and cook 4 to 5 minutes more until browned and their liquid has cooked off.
  3. Lower the heat to medium and add the remaining half of the olive oil, then the onion and carrot. Cook 5 minutes, stirring, until soft.
  4. Stir in the garlic and thyme and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
  5. Add the tomato paste and cook 2 minutes, stirring, until it darkens slightly.
  6. Pour in the tomatoes-canned and the water, scraping up any browned bits. Season with the salt and black pepper.
  7. Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring now and then, until thick and glossy. Add a splash more water if it gets too thick.
  8. Stir in the parsley and spoon the sauce warm over roasted, grilled or steamed vegetables.

Allergens: none of the nine major allergens in the ingredients as written.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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