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Marinara from Scratch
Homemade Marinara Sauce with rich, bright tomato flavor on your table in less than 30 minutes! It is fabulous on pasta, pizza or as a dip. It also is make ahead and freezer friendly so you can always have Marinara Sauce at your fingertips! I’ve included recipes for the “Best Marinara Sauce” as well as “Lazy Day Marinara Sauce” in the Notes without any chopping AKA there are no excuses not to make Marinara Sauce from scratch!
👥 3 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 30 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Jen📖 carlsbadcravings
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
- dutch oven
- oven
- blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a Dutch oven or large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onions, carrots and celery and cook until soft, about ⏱️ 7 minutes. Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook 30 more seconds.
olive oil3 tablespoonscarrot, finely (diced (optional))1
2
Stir in all remaining Marinara ingredients, and simmer, uncovered, on the lowest heat for ⏱️ 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Simmer for longer for a thicker sauce or add water to thin.
3
Taste and season with salt, pepper, sugar or balsamic if desired. Discard bay leaf.
sugar, more or less to taste1 teaspoon
4
SMOOTH SAUCE
5
For a smoother sauce, 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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