Quick and Easy Marinara Sauce
If you enjoy the flavors of Italy you'll love this Quick Easy Marinara Sauce. It's bursting with delicious Italian flavor, can be used in a zillion ways and takes under 30 minutes, start to finish!
Servings: 14 servings
Calories: 51kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup prepared or homemade pesto
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- 14½- ounce can fire-roasted canned tomatoes
- 1 28- ounce can crushed tomatoes
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- ½-1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup chopped or torn fresh basil leaves optional
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a medium-size saucepan over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Add pesto and Italian seasoning and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
- Add fire-roasted tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, crushed red pepper and ½ teaspoon of the salt. Stir well and bring to a low but steady simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Taste and add more salt if needed. Add the chopped fresh basil, if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
See Café Tips above for more detailed instructions and tips.
Makes 7 cups of marinara sauce, 14 ½-cup servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 51kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 331mg | Potassium: 236mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 269IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg