How To Make Homemade Marinara Sauce
This marinara sauce recipe is super easy to make and requires simple ingredients. Flavorful spices and herbs put together in one delicious sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 28ozwhole peeled tomatoes
- 1medium yellow onion,peeled, halved
- 2large garlic cloves,peeled, whole
- 2tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 1tbspdried oregano
- pinchred pepper flakes,optional
For Optional Serving:
- salt,to taste
- pasta,cooked
- Parmesan cheese,grated, or vegan Parmesan
- basil,chopped fresh
- olive oil
Instructions
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In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the tomatoes with their juices, onion, garlic cloves, olive oil, oregano, and red pepper flakes.
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Bring the sauce to a simmer over medium-high heat, then lower the heat to keep the sauce at a slow, steady simmer for about 45 minutes or until droplets of oil float free of the tomatoes.
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Stir occasionally, then use a sturdy wooden spoon to crush the tomatoes against the side of the pot after about 15 minutes.
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Remove the pot from the heat, then discard the onion.
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Smash the garlic cloves against the side of the pot with a fork, then stir the smashed garlic into the sauce. Do the same with any tiny onion pieces found.
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Use the wooden spoon to crush the tomatoes to desired consistency.
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Add salt, to taste.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
This sauce keeps well, covered, and refrigerated for up to 4 days. Freeze it for up to 6 months.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 280.94kcal
- Fat:Â 20.86g
- Saturated Fat:Â 2.91g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.67g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.47g
- Carbohydrates:Â 23.26g
- Fiber:Â 6.44g
- Sugar:Â 12.88g
- Protein:Â 4.55g
- Sodium:Â 1112.30mg
- Calcium:Â 86.22mg
- Potassium:Â 1060.31mg
- Iron:Â 1.94mg
- Vitamin A: 167.97µg
- Vitamin C:Â 60.04mg
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