The Best Italian Homemade Marinara Sauce
 
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Being married to an Italian, who was taught how to cook by his Grandma, who was born and raised in Italy, is the best when it comes to getting to eat classic, homemade Italian food. This is The Best Italian Homemade Marinara Sauce. There is so much flavor and my husband has fine-tuned the quantities of the ingredients to provide the perfect balance. Besides using just the right ingredients, the most important ingredient is LOVE. When cooking, put the love into the sauce, in order to make it sensational and be transported to that rustic Italian villa with every bite.
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Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 1 28-ounce can of S&W crushed tomatoes with oregano and basil
  • 1 6-ounce can Contadina tomato paste
  • ⅓ cup ketchup
  • 4 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ⅓ cup onion, finely diced
  • ½ cup red wine
  • 2-3 bay leaves
Instructions
  1. In a blender, add the tomatoes, tomato paste, ketchup, parsley, garlic, sugar, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper, and blend until smooth.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the tomato sauce from the blender, the red wine, and bay leaves to the skillet.
  4. Simmer, stirring occasionally, and cook for 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaves.
  5. Serve.
  6. *Recipe makes 40 ounces of sauce
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 4 ounces Calories: 80 Fat: 1 Saturated fat: 0 Carbohydrates: 14 Sugar: 9 Sodium: 444 Fiber: 2 Protein: 2 Cholesterol: 0
Recipe by Sarah Koszyk at https://sarahkoszyk.com/the-best-italian-homemade-marinara-sauce/