Description
This quick Marinara is perfect for anything you need tomato sauce with. This is a light, fresh tomato sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 or 3 – 28 oz. cans crushed tomatoes
- dried oregano
- dried basil
- dried parsley
- sprinkle sugar
- salt & pepper
- lots of fresh basil, chopped
Instructions
- Saute onion in olive oil on medium high, until translucent. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds or until fragrance releases (do not let garlic burn, or do over; burned garlic does not taste very well, and will ruin your sauce).
- Add cans of tomato, herbs, sugar and salt & pepper. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
- Cover, and cook on low for approx. 20 minutes or so. Add fresh basil.
Notes
You can substitute 1 28 oz. can whole tomatoes, for one of the cans crushed tomatoes, if you want a chunkier sauce.
Sorry, I never measure the dried seasonings. I just sprinkle in some and adjust by tasting.
Even though I use dried basil, I also use fresh if possible, near the end of cooking.
You could also add a little red pepper flakes if you like a little spicy, but be careful not to add too much at once. You could ruin your sauce. A couple flakes go a long way!
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins