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Homemade Marinara Sauce

This homemade marinara sauce is savory and flavorful, and simmers for just under a half hour. Keep San Marzano tomatoes and a few other ingredients in the pantry, and you can have delicious marinara any time.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner, Sauce, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 Tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided, or to taste
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1/4 teaspoon, or to taste, crushed red pepper flakes
  • 28 ounces San Marzano tomatoes
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper or to taste
  • 2 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh chopped basil

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until very soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add  garlic and crushed red pepper and cook one minute longer.
  2. Add tomatoes, water, remaining salt and pepper and stir to combine. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook 10-15 minutes. Use a wooden spoon or potato masher to break up the tomatoes to very small pieces.
  3. Stir in tomato paste and fresh basil and cook 5 minutes longer.

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 336mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8g

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