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Homemade Pasta Sauce

Published: May 5, 2016 | Updated: Aug 2, 2023 | Author: Paint the Kitchen Red

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Homemade Pasta SauceOnce you make this homemade pasta sauce, you’ll never want to go back to jar sauce.  I like the fact that this pasta sauce recipe uses whole canned tomatoes, since fresh tomatoes in the winter can be short on flavor.  For maximum flavor, don’t overcook the sauce.  I love to use this sauce for pasta dishes, pizza and calzones.  I have another recipe I will post later that uses fresh tomatoes, when they are in season.

Homemade Pasta Sauce

Homemade Pasta Sauce

 A versatile tomato sauce that goes with all kinds of Italian dishes.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Paint the Kitchen Red
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Ingredients
  

  • 3 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup onion diced
  • 2 tablespoon garlic minced
  • 56 oz. (2 cans) whole plum tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoon sugar
  • 2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt or to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
  • Add onions and saute until translucent.
  • Add garlic and saute for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  • Stir in tomatoes (with juice) and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Using a potato masher, crush the tomatoes until broken up into smaller pieces.
  • Simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Add sugar, basil, crushed red pepper, black pepper and salt.
  • Simmer for 15 minutes.
  • If desired, cool sauce and blend lightly to make the sauce a smooth consistency.
Course Sides
Cuisine Italian
Main Ingredient vegetarian
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Comments

  1. Claudia Cann

    July 12, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Yum, going to give this a try real soon!

    Reply
  2. Brice Abell

    May 10, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    Great!!! Another foody coming up to the plate! I make one very similar to this one.

    Enjoy

    Reply
    • Neena

      May 10, 2016 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks for sharing. Does look similar! I also make another version where I roast tomatoes in the oven – but you’ve gotta have fresh tomatoes!

      Reply
  3. Paffi S. Flood

    May 10, 2016 at 4:03 pm

    Yum. Can’t wait to give this a try!

    Reply
    • Neena

      May 10, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      Please do, and let me know how it turns out!

      Reply
  4. Roxann Ortmann

    May 10, 2016 at 11:35 am

    I do a lot of canning and made my own pasta sauce a few years ago. Will be making some this year when the tomatoes get ripe and will share the recipe with you.

    Reply
    • Neena

      May 10, 2016 at 1:20 pm

      Thanks Roxann! Would love to hear about your canning adventures this summer.

      Reply
  5. Lindsay

    May 06, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    Fabulous sauce recipe. Thank you for making it big on flavor and small on time prep. Does it freeze well?

    Reply
    • Neena

      May 06, 2016 at 8:08 pm

      Thanks for your comment! Yes, it does freeze well. If I’m making a dish like lasagna, I use up most of it, but if I’m using it over spaghetti, I freeze the leftover sauce in ziploc bags and thaw in the fridge or on the counter. Hope you get a chance to try it out!

      Reply

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