Homemade Marinara Sauce
This simple and delicious marinara sauce is a great staple. You can use this in a multitude of other recipes or just have it on a humble bowl of pasta. It takes less than half an hour to make and it tastes leagues better than buying a pre-prepared sauce from a shop.
Use the best quality tomatoes you can find. If using tinned, I try to go for whole San Marzano tomatoes. If using fresh, don't forget to skin your tomatoes first.
Prep 5 mins
Cook 20 mins
Total 25 mins
Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 800g peeled tomatoes
- 1 tsp oregano
- salt
- ground black pepper
- 10 fresh basil leaves
Method
- Take a casserole dish or large pot, add the olive oil and place on a medium-low heat.
- Finely chop your onions and add to your pot once it has come to temperature, stirring occasionally.
- Once the onion is golden in colour, add the garlic, oregano, and tomatoes, then season liberally with salt and pepper. Break the tomatoes up with the spoon you are stirring with as they cook.
- Let the sauce simmer for around 10 minutes and then remove from the heat. Tear the basil and fold it into the sauce and serve.
Nutrition per serving
Calories: 303 kcal
Fat: 28.3g
Saturated Fat: 4.1g
Carbs: 14.4g
Sugars: 4.8g
Fibre: 3.3g
Sodium: 7mg
Protein: 2.1g
