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Homemade Marinara Recipe
by Robyn Savoie

Homemade Marinara

This is a great marinara recipe made from garden fresh tomatoes. Since I don't have those year around I adapted a recipe found with home preserved tomatoes.

This is fast, flavorful and my go to tomato sauce for pasta and mozzarella sticks.

Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 1 vote
Prep time: Italy Italian
Cook time: Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1 Small Onion, Minced
  • 1 Clove Garlic, Minced
  • 3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
  • 1 Quart Stewed Tomatoes, Undrained Or
  • 4 Cups Vine-Ripened Roma Tomatoes, Chopped
  • 6 Oz. Can Roasted Garlic Tomato Paste
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 Tsp. Granulated Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp. Salt
  • 1 Tsp. Dried Oregano
  • 1 1/2 Tsp. Dried Basil
  • 1 Whole Bay Leaf

Directions

  1. In a large saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, salt, oregano, basil and bay leaf. Bring to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf from sauce; set aside. Remove sauce from heat and use a hand blender to puree sauce. Return to stove, add bay leaf and bring to a boil, simmer until thickened. Remove bay leaf and serve with favorite pasta.
  3. Yield: 2 1/2 - 3 Cups.