This homemade marinara sauce is quick, easy and perfect for spaghetti or fried mozzarella cheese sticks!
How to Make the Best Marinara Sauce!
One of the questions that I get asked a lot is if I make soul food and other time consuming meals everyday of the week. My answer to that question is absolutely not! As a matter of fact, during the week, I make quick meals like spaghetti or one pot pasta dishes. A lot of my quick and easy meals call for marinara sauce, which I prefer to make homemade, and I must admit that I make the best ever marinara sauce!
My marinara sauce is made with crushed tomatoes, fresh oregano, basil, garlic, onions and a dash of red pepper flakes. I use simple seasonings like kosher salt and coarse black pepper. I also like to add a little bit of vegetable broth to bring the flavors up a notch.
This marinara sauce can be use for spaghetti, a meatball sub and even pizza! The options are limitless. Be sure to try this recipe, and let me know what you think in the comment section below!
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Best Ever Homemade Marinara Sauce
Ingredients
- (2) 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 2 tsp fresh chopped oregano
- 1 tbsp fresh chopped basil
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp coarse black pepper
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- t tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Drizzle the olive oil into a large pan, and warm it up over medium heat.
- Once the oil is nice and hot toss in the dice onions, and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add in the garlic followed by the crushed tomatoes, and vegetable broth. Stir.
- Sprinkle in the salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. also add in the basil, and oregano.
- Stir the sauce, and reduce the heat to low.
- Let cook for 35 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
I’ll give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Can this be made ahead and stored in fridge?
Yes, absolutely! You can freeze it too! 😀
The sauce is banging, THANKS for sharing! NOW??? My tomato plants and spices are in the ground and doing well in Durham NC (Bull City) despite the rain we have had day by day. Can I can this sauce and put up for days to come? Let’s get country wit it?
You can freeze it! 😀
Hey Rosie love your recipes its delicious what type of cheese are those i reside in the uk gouda cheese and havarti cheese….i tried to subscribe i am not all to go any further because of im not a rpbot im not able to confir please
The confirmation link should’ve been sent to your email. 🙂
All good! Have been making like that for 55years with exception of dried Oregano and an inexpensive Olive oil for sauteing.
Hey cousin!! I have a question, I want to make this for my pasta this week, with the diced tomatoes do you use the one v that herbs in it already or just regular? Thank you in advance, hope you have an awesome week
Hi Nicole! Thanks for your patience. You can use either.