Classic Marinara Sauce

  4.5 – 36 reviews  
Level: Easy
Total: 25 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 8 cups

Ingredients

  1. 1/3 cup olive oil
  2. 6 cloves garlic, minced
  3. Three 26-ounce cartons chopped tomatoes
  4. 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  5. 1 large basil sprig
  6. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  7. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until it just turns golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 16 servings
Calories 87
Total Fat 7 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 6 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sugar 4 g
Protein 1 g
Cholesterol 6 mg
Sodium 342 mg

Reviews

James Torres
So easy to make and delicious! Can’t wait to make the no bake lasagna yummy!
Pam Velez
This is perfect! Very easy to make. I added some onion, we just like onions in our sauce. Otherwise it was her recipe. Will definitely e my go to sauce!
Julie Thompson
So easy and tasty!!
Keith Rodriguez
I’ve always made spaghetti sauce with meat. I followed your recipe and I LOVED IT!!!!! I cannot wait to use this recipe in my next lasagna. Thank you!!!!

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Dr. William Perez
I haven’t made this yet.. I’ve noticed some of you mentioning oregano… I didn’t see that in the ingredients.. I usually read reviews before I make recipes .. did some of you add it on your own and if so how much did you add? Would love to make this but want to make sure I’m accurate to the ingredients… thanks
Juan Hernandez
Easy and delicious!
Kenneth Bond
Please do not call this a classic marinara. Valerie, you need to stop adding oregano or that Italian seasoning to your sauce. The only time we add oregano to sauce is when we make pizza sauce. And not a lot. We do not use drieyutaluan seasoning in anything.
Marcus Koch
Very good. I made it exactly like the recipe and it was perfect. I made it again with an onion. It was even better.
Haley Vasquez
Very good! I did add onions with the garlic. Onions add so much to marinara! It was very easy to make. I did let it simmer for an hour or so while preparing other things.
Used it for spaghetti & sausage! Yum! Have lots left to refrigerate/freeze!
Matthew Thompson
Loved this. I did add some thin chopped onion . This was great with homemade meatballs. Thank u for a great recipe

 

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