Quick Homemade Tomato Sauce

Name: Quick Homemade Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil (canola is OK); 1/2 onion, chopped; 3 garlic cloves, minced (or more, to your taste); 28 ounces chopped tomatoes, petite cut (canned); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 tablespoons sugar (or less, to taste); 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons mixed Italian herbs, dried (or fresh chopped basil, I use Penzey's pasta sprinkle)

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Recipe by HisPixie

I needed a recipe for a quick tomato sauce and all I had was canned tomatoes. I found this online and it was perfect! I hardly want "slow" cooked sauce anymore!

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READY IN: 30mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

tablespoons olive oil (canola is OK)
¹⁄₂

onion, chopped
3

garlic cloves, minced (or more, to your taste)
28

ounces chopped tomatoes, petite cut (canned)
2

tablespoons tomato paste
2

tablespoons sugar (or less, to taste)
¹⁄₄

teaspoon black pepper
³⁄₄

teaspoon kosher salt
2

teaspoons mixed Italian herbs, dried (or fresh chopped basil, I use Penzey's pasta sprinkle)

DIRECTIONS

Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions; you could also use shallots if you had them. Cook until soft, a few minutes. Add garlic and saute for about a minute.
Add tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to the point where the sauce still simmers. Add dried herbs. Simmer for 15-20 minutes. (While it’s simmering, you can smash the sauce up a bit with a ricer or pastry blender, to break up some of the tomatoes--depends on how chunky you like your sauce.) If using fresh basil, add now.

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