Homemade Marinara Sauce
Homemade marinara sauce comes together quickly using canned tomatoes and has wonderful depth of flavor from garlic, red wine, and fresh herbs that you just cannot get from store-bought.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2-3 large cloves garlic chopped
- ½ cup red wine
- 2 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes
- 2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- ¼ cup fresh basil chopped
- ¼ cup fresh oregano chopped (or 1 Tbsp dried Italian seasoning)
- ¼ tsp fresh cracked pepper
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Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the oil.
- Add the garlic and cook 2-3 minutes until garlic is very lightly browned.
- Add the wine and cook until reduced by half.
- Add the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- Simmer sauce on low heat for an hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove from the heat and check for seasoning (may need to add a little more sugar if the tomatoes were too tart).
- If freezing, cool completely in the pan before transferring to plastic containers.
Notes
Recipe yields approximately 10 cups marinara sauce. Calorie estimation is based on 20 servings, 1/2 cup sauce each.
Nutrition
Calories: 55kcal (3%)
Calorie count is purely an estimate calculated using an online application to serve as a guide and not to be taken as accurate nutritional information. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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