Marinara Sauce – 1

This is a very easy homemade red sauce, and the only one my 5 year old daughter will eat! Serve with your favorite pasta.

  • Prep:15 mins
  • Cook:30 mins
  • Total:45 mins
  • Servings:8
  • Yield:4 cups

Ingredients

  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 
  • 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil 
  • ⅓ cup finely diced onion
  • 2-3 oz white wine, top to 4 oz with water

Adjustments

  • Added brown sugar
  • Changed 1 garlic clove to 2
  • Reduces white wine from 4 oz

Directions

Instructions Checklist

  • In a food processor place Italian tomatoes, tomato paste, chopped parsley, minced garlic, oregano, brown sugar, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth.
  • In a 3 quart pot over medium heat saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil for 2 minutes. Add the blended tomato sauce and white wine.
  • Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

History

  • Made 1/2/2021 – First time. Good sauce. Both of us liked it. Makes enough to eat the leftover pasta from 1 lb box. Note: won’t always have stewed tomatoes so found recipe to make these from whole and linked to ingredient list.

From AllRecipes: Best Marinara Sauce Yet – By Jackie M