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Easy Marinara Sauce
This easy homemade marinara sauce recipe only uses a few simple ingredients to create a rich and bold flavor, perfect for pasta and more!
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Beth Moncel📖 budgetbytes
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●sauce pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the onion, garlic, and olive oil to a sauce pot and sauté over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent (about ⏱️ 5 minutes).
olive oil ($0.44)2 Tbsp
2
Add the tomato paste and continue to stir and cook for ⏱️ 3-5 minutes more, or until the tomato paste takes on a slightly darker color. This caramelizes the sugars in the tomato paste to give it a slightly sweeter and less acidic flavor.
tomato paste ($0.18)2 Tbsp
3
Add the crushed tomatoes, basil, oregano, brown sugar, and salt to the pot. Stir to combine and dissolve any tomato paste from the bottom of the pot.
brown sugar, optional ($0.02)1 tspsalt, or to taste ($0.03)1 tsptomato paste ($0.18)2 Tbsp
4
Allow the sauce to come to a gentle simmer, then reduce the heat to medium-low, partially cover the pot, and allow the sauce to simmer for about ⏱️ 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5
After simmering for ⏱️ 30 minutes, taste the sauce and adjust the salt, sugar, or other seasonings to your liking. If the sauce is too acidic for your liking, you can let it simmer longer (about one hour) or add more sugar. Serve hot or refrigerate until ready to eat.
salt, or to taste ($0.03)1 tsp
Nutrition Facts
calories
73 kcal
fat Content
4 g
serving Size
0.5 cup
fiber Content
2 g
sodium Content
454 mg
protein Content
2 g
carbohydrate Content
10 g
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