Marinara Sauce
This homemade marinara sauce tastes like it came from your favorite Italian restaurant, but is surprisingly easy to make at home! You only need a handful of ingredients and about 30 minutes to make a rich, flavorful sauce that’s perfect for pasta, pizza, and dipping.
Servings: 8
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- Pinch red pepper flakes, or to taste
- 1 (28 ounce/794 gram) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (14 ounce/397 gram) can diced tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon organic granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the onion. Cook the onion for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until it starts to soften and become translucent.
- Stir in the tomato paste. Sauté the paste with the onion for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until it starts to darken and caramelize. Stir in the garlic and red pepper flakes, then cook the mixture for about 1 minute longer, stirring constantly, until very fragrant.
- Stir in the crushed and diced tomatoes, sugar, oregano, 1 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Raise the heat and bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until the sauce has thickened slightly and the flavors have melded.
- Remove the pot from the heat. Stir in the basil and season the sauce with additional salt to taste, if desired.
- Serve immediately or store for later.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 525mg | Potassium: 461mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 2mg