– 6 medium slicing tomatoes or 8 Roma tomatoes (approximately 30 ounces) – 2 medium onions, diced (white, yellow or Vidalia) – 3 bell peppers, diced (green, red, yellow or orange) – 4 jalapenos, diced * or 1/4 cup diced jalapenos from a jar – 6-12 sprigs cilantro, finely chopped * – 1 can tomato sauce (15 oz) or tomato paste (6 oz), optional – 1/4 cup lime juice – 4 garlic cloves, finely diced or 1 tbsp garlic powder – 2 tbsp onion powder – 1-2 tsp salt – 1 tbsp sugar, optional