Italian Tomato Sauce

Name: Italian Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium onions, minced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes; 1/4 cup dry red wine; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 3 tablespoons fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt (I omit this); 1/2 teaspoon dried fennel seed, crushed; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

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Recipe by janem123

This is my adaptation of a recipe in the book "Healthy Heart One Dish Meals". We use this sauce to top pasta and as a pizza sauce. It freezes very well. I usually pour it into ice cubes trays for freezing and, when it is frozen solid, pop out the cubes and put them into a zip lock bag, return the bag to the freezer, and take out the correct number of cubes when I need sauce.

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READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 6

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
2

medium onions, minced
3

garlic cloves, minced
2

(28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
¹⁄₄

cup dry red wine
1

(6 ounce) can tomato paste
3

tablespoons fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil
2

teaspoons sugar
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt (I omit this)
¹⁄₂

teaspoon dried fennel seed, crushed
¹⁄₄

teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS

Chop basil, if using fresh. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Saute until tender.
Add tomatoes, wine, tomato paste, basil, sugar, salt, crushed fennel seeds, and black pepper.
Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15-20 minutes, or until the sauce is a consistency that you like.
Serve immediately, or freeze to use later.

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