Homemade Marinara Sauce
Making Homemade Marinara Sauce is simple as can be. Canned crushed tomatoes, mixed with onions, garlic, and fresh Italian herbs, simmered on your stove. Serve over pasta, or add to your favorite baked pasta dishes.
Servings: 1 1/2 quarts
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- Salt & Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 2 - 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes more or less depending on how spicy you want it to be
- 1 Tablespoon fresh Italian parsley chopped
- handful of fresh basil leaves about 18-20 leaves torn
Instructions
- In a medium sized pot, add Olive oil and heat over medium high heat.
- Add in onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion becomes translucent. (about 5 minutes or so) Add in red pepper flakes, and oregano and give it a sprinkling of salt and fresh cracked pepper.
- Add in crushed tomatoes, stir in fresh basil and fresh Italian parsley.
- Cover and simmer on low for one hour, stirring occasionally.
- Serve over pasta, on meatball subs or in your favorite baked Italian dishes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 543mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g