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Pepper and Olive Tomato Sauce
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Ovations for Olives
Replacing saturated fats with unsaturated fats from foods like olives and olive oil may help lower blood cholesterol. But fats are high in calories so keep portions reasonable.
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Pepper and Olive Tomato Sauce

Best Life Diet approved recipe! Looking for a new way to serve chicken or fish? This sweet bell pepper and olive tomato sauce fills the bill! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:40 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:8 servings (1/2 cup each)

1tablespoon olive oil
1medium sweet onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2medium red bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup)
1/2medium yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup)
1can (28 oz) Muir Glen® organic whole peeled tomatoes, undrained, cut up
2tablespoons Muir Glen® organic tomato paste
1/4teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/2cup sliced kalamata olives
1.In 10-inch skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion, garlic and bell peppers in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste and crushed red pepper. Heat to boiling.
2.Reduce heat; simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Stir in olives.
3.Serve over baked chicken or fish, or cooked pasta as desired.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Stir in up to 1/4 cup water if sauce becomes too thick.

Nutritional Information
1 Serving: Calories 60 (Calories from Fat 25); Total Fat 3g (Saturated Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 4g); Protein 1Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 10%; Vitamin C 30%; Calcium 4%; Iron 8Exchanges: 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
MyPyramid Servings 1/2 c Vegetables
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