Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce

Name: Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 tbs olive oil; 1 cup finely diced onion; 1 cup finely diced bell pepper; 1 cup finely diced celery; 5 garlic cloves minced; 2 small cans tomato paste; 1 small can tomato sauce; 3 (28-ounce) can crushed or diced tomatoes including liquid; 3 tablespoons Italian Seasoning; Salt to taste (I used 1/4 tsp for nutritional info); Black Pepper to taste

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Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

2 tbs olive oil1 cup finely diced onion1 cup finely diced bell pepper1 cup finely diced celery5 garlic cloves, minced2 small cans tomato paste1 small can tomato sauce3 (28-ounce) can crushed or diced tomatoes, including liquid3 tablespoons Italian SeasoningSalt to taste (I used 1/4 tsp for nutritional info)Black Pepper to taste

Directions

Saute Onions, Celery and Bell Peppers in Olive oil until clear. Add Garlic and stir in for about a minute until it releases aroma. Add all of the tomato products and stir until smooth. Add Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning and blend. Cook for about 15 minutes to desired thickness. If it thickens too much add a little water to smooth out.

Makes approximately 8 3/4-cup servings.

Serve with Pasta of choice and Garlic bread.

Enjoy

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANJNNO.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 135.9
Total Fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 966.5 mg
Total Carbs: 23.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.8 g
Protein: 3.9 g

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Member Reviews

ANJNNO1
This was an incredibly easy sauce to make. We put it over whole wheat thin spaghetti and loved it. My family wants it again. - 3/26/10
SUZTSUJ
This is a great tasting recipe. I pureed 1 can of rinsed chickpeas and added. This made the sauce thicker and "meatier" - 4/10/10