Easy Marinara Sauce
A delicious, easy marinara sauce to twirl your favorite pasta in, with goodness of tomatoes and oodles of flavor. Make this in advance and change to arabbiata or puttanesca sauce as per your convenience. Just add cooked pasta in for a quick meal fix.
Servings: 10
Calories: 77kcal
Ingredients
- 1 kg tomatoes you can use 3 cups or 2 28oz. tomato paste
- 1 onion diced
- 8-10 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1-2 bay leaves
- Sea salt to taste
- 2 sprigs oregano you can substitute with 1 tbsp dried oregano flakes
Instructions
- Roast the tomatoes in an oven for 40 minutes at 200°C or 392°F. Remove and allow to cool down.
- Pulse the tomatoes in a blender, to a chunky consistency.
- Pour olive oil in a deep pan. Add minced garlic and heat the oil on medium flame. This helps infuse the garlic flavor into the oil early on.
- Add diced onion with sea salt and allow to fry, stirring continuously so it doesn’t burn.
- Pour the tomato chunks into the pan. Add bay leaves, oregano and allow to simmer on a low flame for 40 minutes. Stir frequently so as to not allow the tomatoes to stick to the bottom of the pan.
- Once the sauce has reduced, discard the bay leaves. Remove from the flame and allow to cool.
- Add immediately to pasta or pizza or transfer into an airtight jar and store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition
Calories: 77kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 6mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 840IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg