Basic Marinara Sauce

Ingredients:
3 cups chopped yellow onions (about 3 medium)
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 Tablespoon sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 teaspoons freshly ground Italian seasoning
2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 cups low-sodium fat-free vegetable broth
3 (28 ounces, each) cans no-salt-added crushed tomatoes

Directions:
Saute onions in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat for five minutes or until tender.  Add sugar and next three ingredients; saute for one minute.  Stir in vinegar; cook thirty seconds.  Add broth and tomatoes.  Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for fifty-five minutes or until sauce thickens.

Makes 11 cups.