Description
Make a simple, flavorful tomato sauce using pantry staples. This recipe is fast enough for weeknights and tastes better than store-bought.
Ingredients
Scale
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant. Do not let the garlic brown.
- Pour in the crushed tomatoes.
- Stir in the dried oregano, red pepper flakes (if using), salt, and sugar.
- Bring the sauce to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low.
- Let the sauce simmer uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the sauce from the heat and stir in the fresh chopped basil.
- Use immediately over pasta or pizza dough.
Notes
- For a smoother sauce, use an immersion blender briefly after simmering.
- If you use whole peeled tomatoes, crush them by hand before adding them to the pot.
- Taste the sauce before serving and adjust salt or sugar as needed for your tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Sauce
- Method: Stovetop Simmering
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 0.5
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 17
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 3
- Cholesterol: 0