Marinara Sauce Recipe
A handful of ingredients from your pantry, a 45 mins simmer, and this homemade marinara sauce is all yours. Just throw all your ingredients into the pot, pour yourself a glass of wine and let the magic happen! Great for all kinds of dishes from pasta to sandwiches.
How To Make Marinara Sauce – Step By Step
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What Is Marinara Sauce?
Marinara Sauce is a simple tomato sauce with very few ingredients. Generally tomatoes, aromatics (onion/garlic) and some seasonings. It is amazing on pasta, served as a dipping sauce, or perfect replacement for jarred sauces in your recipes (you can use it in place of spaghetti sauce)! You may be wondering, what is the difference between spaghetti sauce and marinara? The difference between the two is that marinara is simply tomatoes and seasonings while spaghetti sauce contains more ingredients such as meat or other vegetables.
Can I Freeze Homemade Marinara Sauce?
Yes indeed. Cool sauce to room temperature, and ladle into plastic containers or zip-top freezer bags. We recommend freezing in 3-cup portions, which is equivalent to 6 servings of sauce, or in 1-cup portions for a smaller household. Store in freezer up to 4 months.
How to Use Marinara Sauce
As I’ve mentioned, this a super versatile sauce! Use it as a dipping sauce, use it on pasta, use it on sandwiches, or as a sauce for meatballs. It’s perfect as a pizza sauce, and adds flavor to all kinds of dishes. If you want to make a meat sauce, you can use this recipe as a base and then mix in ground beef, Italian sausage or ground turkey (just make sure you brown the first).
What Should I Serve It With?
Cheese tortellini Spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles Chicken Parmesan Use as Pizza sauce Use it as a dip (for garlic bread, breadsticks, garlic knots, etc.). Meatball sliders Toasted Ravioli
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Have you tried this Homemade Marinara Sauce? Have you got a favorite homemade sauce? I’d love to hear from you in the comments below!
