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Easy Tomato Sauce
This Tomato Sauce recipe is a dream come true! It’s astonishingly quick and easy to make with a simmer time of only 10 minutes, can be made with fresh or dried ingredients to fit your pantry and schedule and is make ahead and freezer friendly. Best of all, this homemade tomato sauce boasts rich, bright tomato, basil and garlicky flavors, laced with oregano, thyme, red pepper and my secret ingredient that makes it taste like it’s been simmering for hours. This luscious red sauce is perfect for topping your favorite pastas, spaghetti and meatballs, baked ziti, penne, chicken Parmesan, sub sandwiches, or any recipe that calls for jarred tomato sauce. In short, your search for the best tomato sauce recipe stops here! Once you start making this easy homemade recipe, you’ll never buy jarred pasta sauce again!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 5 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- saucepan
- dutch oven
- oven
- blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
If using fresh onion/garlic: Heat olive oil in a large saucepan/braiser or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the onions and sauté until softened, ⏱️ 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for one additional minute.
2
Combine the rest of the ingredients in the large saucepan. Bring to a vigorous simmer then reduce to a gentle simmer for ⏱️ 15 minutes, stirring often. If adding the tomatoes whole, use a potato masher to crush them occassionally until they reach desired consistency. Add water as needed to reach desired consistency.
water as needed
3
Make it your own! Season to taste with sugar for sweeter, balsamic for tangier, red pepper flakes for spicier and/or salt and pepper.
4
Smooth Sauce
5
For a smoother sauce, use an immersion blender or transfer sauce to the blender in batches and puree, taking care to leave a corner of the lid open so the steam can escape or else it will explode. I cover the exposed corner loosely with a paper towel.
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