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Easy, 1-Pot, 7-Ingredient Marinara Sauce

April 15, 2018 by JennifersKitchen 4 Comments

If making your own homemade marinara sauce intimidates you, fear no more.

This homemade marinara is so easy and quick to make and requires only 7 basic ingredients that you probably already have in your pantry: canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, olive oil, dried basil, granulated onion, and dried oregano.

Why is this tomato sauce a healthier option than store-bought sauce?

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Most marinara you can buy in the store have a lot of sugar and way too much oil in them – some of them get over 70% of their calories from added oil.  Making your own homemade marinara sauce means you can control what goes in it.

Bonus Tip: If you’d like to add some sweetness to your sauce (which helps balance the acidity of the tomatoes) without adding sugar, you can use grated carrots. Just add 1/4 cup or so along with the onions.

How to use marinara sauce

This recipe yields six cups of sauce – perfect for this Amazing Vegan Lasagna. It also freezes well – so you can have some over your spaghetti today and save the remainder in your freezer for pizza or No-Meatballs next week.

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How long will this marinara sauce keep in the refrigerator?

This marinara sauce will keep for about 5 days in the frig.

How long will this marinara sauce keep in the freezer?

I love to make a double batch of this and keep it in the freezer for quick meals later when I’m busy. This sauce will keep well in the freezer for about 6 months if kept in a sturdy, air-tight container.

Plump your pantry. Slim your waistline.

One of the tips I give in my Weight Loss Program is to stocked up on healthy ingredients so you are less likely to turn to fattening convenience foods when you are in a rush. Keep a few cans of good crushed tomatoes in your cupboard, and, with this easy recipe, you’ll never need to buy jarred sauce again.

Healthy Marinara Sauce

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Healthy Marinara Sauce

Cook 20 mins

Total 20 mins

Author All recipes on jenniferskitchen.com are property of Jennifer's Kitchen and cannot be reproduced without written permission.

Yield 6 cups

Rich, authentic Italian flavor without spending hours in the kitchen.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 cups diced yellow onion

3 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced

6 cups (two 28-ounce cans) crushed tomatoes

2 1/2 teaspoons dried basil

2 teaspoons granulated onion

1 teaspoon salt (more or less depending on how much salt is in tomatoes)

1 teaspoon turbinado sugar – optional

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

Instructions

  1. In a large, wide-bottom pot, sauté onion in oil over low to medium heat until onions begin to brown.
  2. Add garlic and sauté for 2 more minutes.
  3. Stir in tomatoes and seasonings.
  4. Cook for 5 to 45 minutes at a slow simmer. Longer simmering time will thicken the sauce and give it a deeper flavor, but the sauce is still delicious even if only simmered for a few minutes.

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  1. Susan

    June 18, 2018 at 5:04 pm

    This Marinara Sauce is really good. I made up a batch today and used it for pizza sauce. I cooked it for about 45 minutes, and it turned out nice and thick and didn’t run all over the pizza. Tomorrow. . . onto something even better: pasta. Can’t wait.

    P.S. I left out the sugar, and for me it was tasty. If you’re used to sweet sauce, better add the sweetener.

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    • JennifersKitchen

      June 18, 2018 at 5:59 pm

      Thank you for your feedback. I’m so happy it turned out well for you!

      Reply
  2. Jennifer

    November 18, 2020 at 9:12 am

    This was SO delicious!! My VERY picky son loved it. SO easy and soooo delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
    • JennifersKitchen

      November 18, 2020 at 9:33 am

      Aw, thanks, Jennifer. 🙂 That’s what I love to hear!

      Reply

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