Easy Homemade Picante Salsa

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As part of my personal Get Real journey, I’m adapting some of our family favorite store-bought condiments into homemade recipes. The kids love Picante Salsa, so I searched around and found this Copycat Picante Salsa on Pinterest. The original recipe is for a copycat of a thin picante, but since we prefer a thick and chunky version, I’ve adapted it to use diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce and added a green bell pepper and an extra onion.

Easy Homemade Salsa

Author/Source:

Kristi @ Onceamonthmom.com Adapted from Copycat Picante Sauce Recipe

Ingredients: 

• 3 14.5 ounce cans Hunt’s All-Natural Diced Tomatoes
• 29 ounces (2 cans full) water
• 2 yellow onions, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/4 cup white vinegar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (optional)

Directions:

Simmer salsa to reach desired consistency.

Place all ingredients into a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduced to medium-low and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally and mashing the tomatoes until the salsa reaches your desired consistency.

Canning Directions:

Cool. Prepare 5 pint jars or 10 half-pint jars. Divide salsa among jars and process in a boiling water canner for 35 minutes.

Servings: 5 pints

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