Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce
No reason to buy jarred tomato sauce when you can make Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce. In 30 minutes you have a delicious, flavorful sauce to use with pasta, eggplant Parmesan or meatballs, such as this Italian Chicken Meatballs recipe.
I love homemade pesto and always have some in my freezer so this recipe is right up my alley (btw Costco has amazing pesto available in the refrigerated section in case you don’t like making it).
Place the pesto sauce and Italian seasonings in a saucepan and cook for a minute.
Add the fire-roasted and crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper and salt. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Adjust seasonings if necessary, add chopped basil and enjoy! That’s it!
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Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce
Makes: 7 cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup prepared or homemade pesto
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 14 & 1/2-ounce can fire-roasted canned tomatoes
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 1/2-1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup chopped or torn fresh basil leaves, optional
Instructions
Heat olive oil in a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Add pesto and Italian seasoning and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
Add fire-roasted tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt. Stir well and bring to a low but steady simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Taste and add more salt if needed. Add the chopped fresh basil, if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Recipe by The Cafe Sucre Farine
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