Homemade Marinara Sauce
This sauce is fabulous, and take just a couple minutes to put together. Just about as easy as opening a jar....and so good! Give it a try you will never go back to store bought sauce again.
Equipment
- saucepan
Ingredients
- 1 28-ounce canned tomato sauce (if you like your sauce chunky, use crushed tomatoes instead)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
- 2 large cloves freshly chopped garlic In a hurry, use jarred garlic or 1/3 teaspoon garlic powder (not garlic salt)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- *see additional options in "notes" below
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan on medium-high. Once hot add in the chopped garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 20-30 seconds. You do not want it to brown.
- Add in the remaining ingredients, tomato sauce, sugar, basil, salt, pepper. (see note below for additional options, if using add them as well)
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and let simmer with the lid slightly ajar for 20-40 minutes. Serve with your favorite pasta
Notes
VARIATIONS:
Celery: Add in one stalk of celery with the sauce, cut in half, removed once sauce has cooked
Carrot: Add in one medium carrot, with the sauce. (Cut into chunks, left whole or grated).... You can either leave it in or remove once sauce has cooked. If you are going to remove it you can save time by just cutting the carrot in half.
Meatballs: Add in your favorite meatballs, cooked.
Ground Beef: Add in cooked ground beef, drained and seasoned.
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