easy marinara sauce

Name: Easy Marinara Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/4 cup(s) minced red onion; 1-2 clove(s) garlic, minced or grated; 1 tablespoon(s) tomato paste; 15 ounce(s) pureed tomatoes; 1/4 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1/8 teaspoon(s) white pepper; 1/2 teaspoon(s) kosher salt; 6 - basil leaves, torn; 1/4 teaspoon(s) red pepper flakes (optional)

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Carolyn Haas

Whitewater, WI

Updated on Sep 8, 2018

I needed a small batch of marinara sauce and took a few ingredients I had on hand and adapted this from some other recipes.

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prep time 5 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield 2-3 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 cup minced red onion
1-2 clove garlic, minced or grated
1 tablespoon tomato paste
15 ounces pureed tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
6 - basil leaves, torn
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

How To Make easy marinara sauce

Step 1

Heat oil in saucepan. Add onions and when they start to soften, add garlic and tomato paste. Stir together for a minute or two.

Step 2

Add tomato puree and rest of ingredients. Simmer together. Cover, lower heat and stir occasionally, until sauce is thickened.
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