Forget the jarred sauces – this Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce tastes like it has been simmering for hours and couldn’t be easier to make.
Remember those lovely Parmesan Crusted Grilled Cheese Sticks I spotlighted for two of my favorite gals’ Bloggy Birthdays. Well, I played with a marinara sauce recipe from AllRecipes and, I have to say, IMO, this is the PERFECT Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce to go with.
Don’t get me wrong, if you have a fave tried and true jarred sauce, by all means, feel free to use that with those toasty cheese sticks. However, if you want to whip up a sauce that is ready in about 30 minutes and has that long simmered flavor, then I have you covered. Plus – it’s perfect for your favorite pasta dishes which is never a bad thing, right?
This is the easiest ever sauce to make after a long day at the 9to9 – a few ingredients, a bit of cathartic chopping, a quick saute followed by a sprinkle of freshness from herbs simmered for about 30 minutes and *voila* a deliciously easy homemade marinara sauce. You will find yourself making this sauce often and you can always tweak it to your tastes – if you like to add some Italian seasoning in lieu of fresh oregano and basil, by all means do so. A bit of flat leaf parsley however is a must for that fresh flavor.
So, when your mother in law asks you what jarred version you used for your pasta sauce, just smile sweetly and say, “Oh no – it’s this really easy homemade marinara sauce that I whipped up from scratch.” and then bask in the culinary waves of adoration. It will be our little secret!
On to the recipe:
Gather your ingredients
Browning the tomato paste for a moment before adding the tomatoes
The secret ingredient – a touch of brown sugar
Adding the fresh herbs
This Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce tastes like you simmered it for hours!
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