Homemade Tomato Sauce

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 61.1

Total Fat: 2.2 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 304.3 mg
Total Carbs: 8.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 1.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Homemade Tomato Sauce calories by ingredient

Introduction

It's so hard to find an actual from scratch recipe for tomato sauce. In the end I just made up my own. The quantities below are approximate; I usually just throw in whatever I have on hand. It's so hard to find an actual from scratch recipe for tomato sauce. In the end I just made up my own. The quantities below are approximate; I usually just throw in whatever I have on hand.

Minutes to Prepare: 10

Minutes to Cook: 120

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 Onion, medium

1 T Olive Oil

3 Cloves Garlic, minced (I use a garlic press)

6 Tomatoes, large

½ cup Red Wine

2 Bay Leaves

Sea Salt

Optional Ingredients:

Basil, Thyme, Olives, Mushrooms, Zucchini

Directions

Saute onion in olive oil in a medium pot for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, wine, bay leaves and salt. Simmer on low for 2 hours or so. Can add a little water if needed. Remove bay leaves. Puree part or all of sauce.

Makes 8 half-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ANYA_ONION.