30 easy minute marinara sauce
This 30 minute easy marinara sauce is the perfect weeknight sauce to make for pasta, lasagnas or jus to dip bread in!
Servings: 1.5 cups
Calories: 371Calories
Equipment
- Heavy bottomed pot
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon butter
- ½ large yellow onion finely diced
- 4 large garlic cloves minced
- 2 14 oz crushed tomato cans
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ tablespoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- ½ tablespoon basil paste
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add in the finely diced onion and minced garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until soft.
- Add in the crushed tomatoes, water, salt, sugar, black pepper, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, tomato paste, and basil paste. Give the ingredients a good stir, bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 20 minutes or until the sauce reaches your desired consistency.
- I blend about 1 cup of the marinara sauce and mix it back with the rest of the marinara. you could do that using a hand blender before serving.
- Serve this quick flavorful marinara with pasta or anything you use marinara with.
Notes
This marinara sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 371Calories | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 2177mg | Potassium: 1115mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1382IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 141mg | Iron: 5mg