Need some recipes that are tomato free.

[MotherWhimsey]

So I am allergic to tomatos, it came with another allergy that I have that became anaphylactic in january. So I know what I'm missing! So I NEED spaghetti sauce and I NEED chili. anyone have any recipes for that stuff without tomatos? Just hoping, maybe that it's out there somewhere. thanks,
Mother whimsey

[roomformore]

I once had a creamy garlic sauce on pizza instead of tomato sauce! It was amazing! I'm sure it would be awesome on spaghetti! I am trying to find the recipe and if I do I'll post it! There are a lot of other sauces for spaghetti. Are you looking for something creamy or something full of veggie?

[mmgarda]

Just tomatoes or all night-shades?

If you can do night-shades, you can make a lovely red sauce out of roasted red bell peppers. I don't have a specific recipe, but I'd just search for red pepper pasta sauce and see what comes up.

Also, pesto? mmmmm.

I also really love to saute veges (zukes, bell peppers, onions, spinach, chard, olives, eggplant, etc.) and toss them with pasta and parmesan. If you can't do tomatoes, don't!

Finally, I've found that chunks/slices of citrus and/or strawberries work nicely in salads in lieu of tomatoes.

[faeriewisp]

I'm bad with nightshades as well.

I used to often add half a bottle of salad dressing to things. Pretty expensive. Then I figured out that salad dressing is basically oil, vinegar, sometimes cream and spices. So I started making my own sauces instead! Cheesy sauces are good too -- you can find lots of recipes for a good basic cheese sauce.

[sarah_bella1050]

A basic white sauce can be subsituted for a red sauce in most cases. White sauces are very versatile too, you can add garlic and seasonings to make garlic sauce, or you can add cheese and make a cheese sauce, or salt and pepper and make it a gravy. Of yah and cheese and garlic seasonings make alfredo sauce.

White Sauce

Melt 1/2 to whole cup butter or margarine in saucepan on medium. Then add 1/4 cup flour and whisk. Then quickly add about a cup of milk and whisk well. You can add a couple more cups of milk and cook in a little longer until you get to the consistancy you want. You can cook for longer to get thicker or add milk if it's to thick. It's not as hard as it sounds really, you just have to get the hang of it.

[VikingKvinna]

nak
there are a lot of white chili recipes out there -- just google or go to allrecipes.com -- not sure what you mean about the chili, but you can make a "chili" w/o red sauce, hth!

[intentfulady]

I used a recipe with cooked beets

pureed with...rice vinegar? to make a sauce.

onions, garlic, herbs, chicken broth, whatever

It was wonderful. worked as pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce.

[pandora665]

I made the best spinach-cheese pesto ever a couple weeks ago, could be used as spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce.

Spinach & Cheese Pasta Sauce
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3-4 tsp minced garlic greens
1 lb fresh spinach (or, in winter, 1 lb. frozen spinach)
16 oz. ricotta cheese
juice of ½ lemon (about 1 Tbsp bottled juice)
1 tsp dried basil
½ cup chopped parsley (optional)
¼ tsp nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste

In a large pot, sauté the onions and garlic in the oil until onions are translucent. Add spinach leaves and cook until they wilt. Turn heat off.
Add rest of the ingredients and mix. Puree mixture in a food processor in batches or with a stick blender. Serve it on spaghetti with parmesan cheese. Makes about 6 servings. This sauce keeps well in the freezer or refrigerator.
(My note: I think you could use kale or anything that is similar, but I've stuck with spinach so far)

Chili - well, white chili is still really good.... My preference is white chicken chili - Use green chiles or jalapenos, onions, garlic, cubed chicken, canellini beans, cumin, and chicken broth (you can also add corn kernels or any cubed small veggie)... if you want it to be REALLY white - you can add 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup sour cream at the end... sometimes I do it for richness or company, sometimes I leave it out... it's good either way.

Hopefully, we're getting you some good ideas....

Erin

[MotherWhimsey]

Thank you guys so much, you guys are wonderful. And I had never heard of white chili, so thanks for that. I'm off to try some of these recipes.

[mmgarda]

Enjoy!

I'm not really sure about tomato sensitivities, but you might check to see if you can eat tomatillos. They look like small green tomatoes in a soft of husk. You can usually find them in the produce section where you would find ethnic foods or unusual foods or chili peppers. They're a little sour and tangy and they make a WONDERFUL green salsa (chop w/ onions, garlic, lime, cilantro and chili pepper). It's excellent with any poultry-based or bean-based dish (like white chili!). I hate ranchero sauce, but I LOOOOOOOOVE chicken enchiladas w/ tomatillo sauce!

[alsoSarah]

You could do a white chili (chicken or beef)...

I find that when I make hot spinach-artichoke dip, the leftover dip is great tossed with pasta and sautéed veggies (or as the sauce for pizza).....

Also, you might want to get into picatta or scampi style dishes served over spaghett or fettucine?

alsoSarah

[mmgarda]

Oh! Can you eat peanuts? I know it's not spaghetti sauce, but a good peanut sauce tossed w/ pasta and veges is to DIE for. It's really easy to make, too:

Peanut butter
Hot water or hot coconut milk
Soy sauce or tamari sauce
Crushed garlic
Red pepper flakes
Rice vinegar or lemon juice
Sugar

Just mix until it's the taste and consistency you want. Then toss it with hot pasta and steamed or sauteed veges. Mmmmmm.