Simple Marinara Sauce

Simple Marinara Sauce is a fan-favorite recipe because it's truly the best! Made with just 5 ingredients, this is sure to be your go-to homemade marinara sauce recipe!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Keyword marinara sauce, simple marinara sauce

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 56kcal

Author Angela Allison

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped onion (about half a large onion)
3 cloves minced garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 28 ounce cans crushed tomatoes (use San Marzano)
¼ cup chopped basil leaves

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until softened; about five minutes.
Stir in minced garlic. Cook for about a minute then pour in the canned tomatoes, basil, and salt. Let sauce simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Using an immersion blender, blend the sauce until desired consistency is reached. Serve over hot pasta or use for any recipe needing marinara sauce.

Notes

This simple marinara sauce recipe can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to two weeks. Alternatively, you can freeze this sauce for up to three months.

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