Easy Marinara Sauce

Name: Easy Marinara Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 1/2 cups, 5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1/2 small onion, chopped; 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 dash pepper; hot pasta; fresh-grated parmesan cheese

Submitted by Debs Recipes

"A simple and flavorful marinara sauce that can be used instead of store-bought spaghetti sauce. I like it served hot over cooked pasta and topped with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese."

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Ready In:: 55mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 2 1/2 cups
Serves:: 5

ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
¹⁄₂ small onion, chopped
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper
hot pasta
fresh-grated parmesan cheese

directions

In a large saucepan, sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until onion is tender.
Stir all remaining ingredients in with onion mixture; heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Carefully puree hot sauce in in a food processor or blender; serve hot over cooked pasta and top with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese.

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Reviews

Added some red pepper for a slight bit of heat. Aside from that, i followed the recipe exactly as instructed. Very impressed with the simplicity and final product. P.S....if you play frank Sinatra in the backround while cooking the sauce, it does enhance the flavors. Personal opinion

Nathan E.
Absolutely superb! I opted to add in some carrots to mine for some extra vegetable and added a dash of red pepper to the batch I made as pizza sauce. The base alone is perfect for pasta but I like to make a double batch to freeze and use for many dishes.

Julieannie
Very nice sauce. Not too sweet, not too sour. I will definitely be making again. Thank you.

Katanashrp
I love this simple sauce, it's perfect on pizzas and pasta, and any number of ingredients can be added to it if you want to bulk it up some. I probably use more fresh herbs than called for, I just snip off a handful each of basil and oregano from my herb garden, and they are really what makes this sauce stand out.

Cat Berner
really enjoyed how fast and easy it was to make, and how tasty it is. I modified mine a bit, but this is a wonderful base from which to vary to your family's tastes, and I certainly enjoyed it.

Brooklyn Queen

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