Mom's Marinara Sauce

10 85 34
Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
15 min 1 h 10 min 14
Mom's Marinara Sauce
Health Highlights
Enjoy a delicious, meat free and tasty pasta sauce within 70 minutes!

Ingredients


2 can San Marzano Style Crushed Tomatoes (28 oz can - or crushed tomato of choice)
1 cup chopped Sweet onion (finely)
3 clove(s) Garlic (minced)
4 leaf Basil, fresh (or 1 1/2 tsp dry basil)
2 tbsp Parsley, fresh (or chopped or 2 tbsp dried)
1 1/2 tbsp Oregano, dried
1 tsp Kosher salt
1/2 tsp Black pepper
1/2 tsp Cane sugar ((to balance tomato sauce acidity (optional))
1 tbsp Olive Oil, Extra Virgin

Instructions


01) Coat the bottom of a large pot with olive oil.  Saute' the onion and garlic until tender.

02) Add the tomatoes, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, sugar and stir (sugar is optional; however, it helps to reduce the acidity of the tomatoes)

03) Cook on medium heat for 60 minutes.  Stir two or three times while cooking.  Add the basil and cook for 10 additional minutes 


Notes:

Serving size is 1/2 cup of the sauce.  When adding to pasta, you may need up to two or three servings of the sauce.   If using to coat a couple of meatballs or other meats, one serving can work!


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 34
Calories from fat 9.2
Calories from saturated fat 1.4
Total Fat 1.0 g
Saturated Fat 0.2 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 238 mg
Potassium 27.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 6.7 g
Dietary Fiber 1.4 g
Sugars 4.8 g
Protein 0.2 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Vegetables 1.2

Energy sources


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