~ homestyle sauce & pasta ~

Name: ~ Homestyle Sauce & Pasta ~
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 - 1 pound(s) cans - san marzano tomatoes and juice - squeeze with fingers into pieces in a bowl or if you like a not so chunky sauce you can process the tomatoes smoother in a food processor; 3 tablespoon(s) olive oil; 1 medium sweet onion, chopped - plus 1/4 tsp kosher salt and pepper; 3-4 clove(s) garlic, minced; 3 ounce(s) tomato paste; 2 - bay leaves; 1 teaspoon(s) each- garlic powder, dried basil, pepper; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 5 tablespoon(s) butter; 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) dried parsley flakes; 1/2 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes; 1/4 cup(s) sugar...or to taste; 1 tablespoon(s) basil paste or fresh chopped basil; 1 pound(s) penne pasta

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on Dec 10, 2016

My kids love this chunky tomato sauce...they aren't big on meat sauces, but by all means add meat if you so desire, or meatballs. Make sure you use a good quality canned tomato, such as San Marzano. Enjoy!

Rate

prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4 - 6

Ingredients

3 - 1 pounds cans - san marzano tomatoes and juice - squeeze with fingers into pieces in a bowl or if you like a not so chunky sauce you can process the tomatoes smoother in a food processor
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium sweet onion, chopped - plus 1/4 tsp kosher salt and pepper
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
3 ounces tomato paste
2 - bay leaves
1 teaspoon each- garlic powder, dried basil, pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
5 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup sugar...or to taste
1 tablespoon basil paste or fresh chopped basil
1 pound penne pasta

How To Make ~ homestyle sauce & pasta ~

Step 1

In a dutch oven over medium heat, add olive oil. Once hot, toss in onion, 1/4 tsp salt and pepper and cook until golden. Stirring occasionally. Once cooked add garlic stirring for a few more minutes.

Step 2

Add the paste, stirring and cooking for 4 - 5 minutes.
Step 3

Stir in the tomatoes and juice, bay leaves, butter, all seasonings except fresh basil. Cover & simmer for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaves, taste and adjust seasonings if need be. Before serving stir in fresh basil.
Step 4

Cook pasta in just salted water. Cook a few minutes less than instructions on box. When draining, save 1/2 cup pasta water. Add pasta water and about 1 cup pasta sauce back into pot pasta was cooked in. Add pasta back to pot and cook over medium heat until water is absorbed. ( this gives the pasta a creamy texture.)
Step 5

Now ladle desired amount of sauce over pasta and toss. Serve with additional pepper flakes and grated Parmesan cheese. I had enough sauce left for a pound of spaghetti next week. Store remaining sauce, covered in refrigerator. This is a meatless sauce, you can brown some ground beef or sausage and add if desired.
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