Rich homemade marinara sauce with tomatoes, garlic, onion, herbs, olive oil, and parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Yield:
Yield
4 Servings
- 2 teaspoons garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 3 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 2½ tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- Pepper, to taste
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Directions
Nutritional Information Prep: 10 min, Cook: 1 hr 10 min, Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onion and cook until translucent.
- Add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, oregano, bay leaves, salt, and pepper.
- Stir to combine.
- Bring the sauce to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low and simmer for at least 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Remove the bay leaves.
- After 1 hour, stir in the parmesan cheese.
- Serve over whole grain pasta with a side green salad, or use as desired.
- Refrigerate or freeze leftovers.
Serving size: 1½ Cups
- Calories: 198 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 17 g estimated
- Dietary Fiber: 4.4 g
- Total Sugars: 10 g estimated
- Protein: 3.75 g
- Fat: 11 g estimated
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 700 mg estimated, depends heavily on tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, parmesan, and added salt
- Potassium: 920 mg
- Calcium: 160 mg estimated
- Phosphorus: 95 mg estimated
