Spaghetti Sauce
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce, also known as marinara sauce, is a perfect tomato sauce for your Italian dinners.
Servings 10
Calories 96kcal
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large Vidalia onion
- 10 oz carrots (2 medium carrots)
- 1 oz garlic cloves (5-6 large garlic cloves)
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar a little more if needed to taste
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Chop onions and carrots, peel garlic, and mince basil. (Don’t worry about the exact size of the cut since the sauce will be blended.)
- Preheat a 3-quart Dutch oven over medium heat and add olive oil.
- Add onions and carrots to the pot. Saute for a few minutes until onion begins to soften.
- Smash garlic and add it to the pot. Saute until fragrant and add tomatoes.
- Add bay leaves, oregano, sugar, and salt. Stir well, cover with a lid but leave a crack for steam to escape.
- Cook for about 20 minutes and add minced basil leaves. Stir and cook for another 20 minutes or so.
- Before blending the sauce, make sure to remove the bay leaves.
- Blend sauce in the blender until smooth. Make sure to open the little tab so the steam can escape while blending. (Be careful, you are dealing with scalding-hot sauce.)
- If not using right away, keep in the refrigerator, in a glass jar with a lid for 4-7 days.
- (Check the post for storing and freezing instructions.)
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Notes
Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.
Nutrition
Calories: 96kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 374mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4940IU | Vitamin C: 11.6mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1.3mg