big pot marinara sauce - easy peasy

Name: Big Pot Marinara Sauce - Easy Peasy
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 9 pound(s) tomatoes peeled, seeded, diced; 1 cup(s) onion, diced; 1 cup(s) carrot, finely chopped; 1 1/4 cup(s) celery, finely chopped; 1/4 cup(s) olive oil; 3 teaspoon(s) garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon(s) sugar; 2 medium bay leaf; 1 teaspoon(s) basil, dried; 1 teaspoon(s) oregano, dried; 1 teaspoon(s) marjoram, dried; as needed pinch(es) salt and pepper

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val rollheiser

Updated on Sep 8, 2013

This is so good I refuse to buy marinara or spaghetti sauce from the jar now. I make this and freeze the leftovers and we get about 5-6 meals from each batch. My husband likes to pour this over baked chicken breasts and tops with provolone cheese. Its very versatile.

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr

method Stove Top

yield At 1/2 cup per person this would serve about 24 people.

Ingredients

9 pounds tomatoes peeled, seeded, diced
1 cup onion, diced
1 cup carrot, finely chopped
1 1/4 cups celery, finely chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
3 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 teaspoon sugar
2 medium bay leaf
1 teaspoon basil, dried
1 teaspoon oregano, dried
1 teaspoon marjoram, dried
as needed pinch salt and pepper

How To Make big pot marinara sauce - easy peasy

Step 1

I make this during canning season so at this point I have already peeled seeded and chopped my tomatoes and they are cooking on med-low with the 2 bay leaves in large pot for about an hour to thicken them up. (I do leave some seeds in my marinara)In the winter I use 4 quarts of home canned tomatoes.

Step 2

Chop up the onions, carrots and celery.
Step 3

In a large skillet combine and cook onion, celery, and carrots in the olive oil until tender - about 20 minutes.
Step 4

Add garlic and stir. Remove from heat.
Step 5

Add celery, carrots and onion mixture to the pot of tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
Step 6

I use a Immersion blender to puree the marinara right in the pot. We like ours with little veggies pieces but you could blend until smooth.
Step 7

Add your oregano marjoram and basil to the pot and cook to your desired consistency.
Step 8

Serve over hot pasta. This makes a big pot. I freeze the leftovers after the sauce has cooled. This recipe usually gets us 5 meals and we have a 4 people family.
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