Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce
There is nothing quite like the smell of sauce simmering away on the stove. This Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce is great for a ton of different dishes from pasta to chicken parm.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 yellow onion halved and sliced thin
- 1 head garlic cloves peeled and sliced thin
- 4 28oz cans peeled tomatoes roughly chopped, juices reserved
- kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat a large pot, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat.
- Add the olive oil and allow to heat for a minute or so. Add the onions and saute for 10 minutes on medium-low heat until they have become translucent. You are not looking to get any color on them.
- Add the garlic and continue cooking for 10 additional minutes. You are looking to soften the garlic but again, not get any color on it.
- Add the tomatoes and their juices to the pot and bring to a simmer. Once there, turn the heat down to medium low and allow the marinara to simmer for 60-75 minutes. The longer you allow it to simmer the deeper the flavor. Be sure to give it a stir every now and again and be careful not to let it scorch the bottom of the pot.
- When your house smells amazing, give the marinara a taste. The color will have darkened slightly and the flavor deepened. Season to taste with a few big pinches of kosher salt. Add slowly as you can easily add more, but can’t easily take it out.
- Serve with your favorite pasta, chicken, or eggplant parm!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 87kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.1mg
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