Tomato and Olive Sauce

Submitted by queenbeatrice

"Good sauce for olive lovers. I use it with my Recipe #421238 as the base. You can use any marinara sauce."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 cups
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups mixed olives, pitted and halved
• 1⁄4 cup capers
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 cup basil, fresh, thinly sliced
• 4 cups marinara sauce

directions

1. In large saute pan, heat the oil over medium high heat. When almost smoking, add the olives, capers and red pepper flakes and saute for 3 minutes.
2. Reduce heat to low, carefully pour in marinara sauce and simmer until the flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
3. Stir in fresh basil.
4. Serve over pasta of choice.