Easy Marinara Sauce
Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod
This is my favorite marinara sauce. We make it all of the time! It goes great with pasta, lasagna, polenta, and any other Italian dish you can think of!
Servings: 4
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 celery stalk, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- Pinch of fennel seed
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 (28 oz) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1/3 cup freshly chopped basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, optional
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil over a medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, and celery, and sauté until the onions are translucent and the vegetables are tender, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add in the fennel seed, crushed red pepper, and bay leaf.
- Stir in the tomatoes. Add the basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and sugar, If using. Simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Taste the sauce and season with more salt and pepper, if necessary.
Notes
Makes about 4 cups marinara sauce
You can easily double this recipe. I like to make big batches of this sauce and freeze it. You can also can this sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 2993IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg