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quick and easy basic tomato sauce

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Recipe by
Judy Wisniewski
@danalex2
Pennsauken, NJ

This is so easy and cooks as fast as the pasta, I make this when I don't have time to make the "good sauce". It is so versatile I make this in so many ways, I add vodka and/or cream for a quick vodka/pink sauce, add basil, parsley, or red wine, make it your own.

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Ingredients For quick and easy basic tomato sauce

  • 1 Tbsp
    olive oil, extra virgin
  • 1
    onion or if your in a hurry use the dried onion
  • 3 clove
    garlic
  • 1 can
    crushed tomatoes
  • 2 Tbsp
    italian seasoning
  • 1 tsp
    salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp
    sugar

How To Make quick and easy basic tomato sauce

  • 1
    Heat a 2 quart Pot, add the Olive Oil, put the onion in the food processor until you like the texture, my family does not like chunks of onion so I make sure they are processed, add onions to the pot, stir unti translucent
  • 2
    Add the garlic stir for a few seconds, add the can of tomatoes, stir
  • 3
    Once it comes to a boil add the remaining ingredients, stir and simmer for about 30 mins or until the thickness you like, or if in a big hurry add some tomato paste
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