Sunday Stash Marinara Sauce
4.6
(10)
This simple, flavorful tomato sauce is a weeknight savior. Make a big batch and stash it in the freezer. Add to pastas, braises, soups, and stews in the weeks to come.
Recipe information
Total Time
1 hour 25 minutes
Yield
Makes about 12 cups
Ingredients
Preparation
Step 1
Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium. Cook onion and garlic, stirring occasionally and being careful not to let brown, until aromatic, about 3 minutes. Add oregano and stir to combine. Using your hands, crush tomatoes and add to pot along with juices; season with 4 tsp. salt and 1 1/2 tsp. pepper.
Step 2
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until sauce is reduced slightly, about 1 hour. Remove from heat and blend with an immersion blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Do Ahead: Sauce can be made 5 days ahead. Store in an airtight container and chill, or freeze up to 6 months.
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Reviews (10)
Back to TopThis was good and relatively low in calories. I will make it again but it isn’t something I would make when company is coming for dinner.
n_crutcher6157
Canada
10/15/2020
Good, simple, go-to recipe. Pretty salty even with 2/3 salt called for in first paragraph. I will start with even less next time.
mellowmary
Aurora, IL
3/27/2020
Easy and delicious!!
jewels2
Raleigh, NC
12/24/2019
Very good but I thought 2 tsp of oregano was a little too much. Would just use 1 tsp. Ext time. I also added about 2-3 tsp sugar.
xmatch
Charleston, WV
4/4/2019
I made this but I didn’t have enough butter so I used half bacon grease threw a Bayleaf in there and one crushed garlic clove and cooked it for about an hour it was just delicious ! I used crushed canned San Marzano tomatoes
San Antonio Texas
3/12/2019
I was searching for a quick and simple red sauce recipe and discovered this one. I was incredulous that a recipe with so few ingredients and such a simple preparation would yield a tasty result. I was pleasantly surprised. It does indeed yield a flavorful sauce with subtle flavor. As Anya notes in her article, it will work well as a base for a variety of sauces. My only change to the preparation was sautéing the onions until translucent then adding the garlic and continuing the sauté for another two to three minutes. And the immersion blender makes quick work of this puree’.
allgloryisfleeting
Friday Harbor, WA
10/3/2018
Delicious! I used the San Marzano tomatoes from Costco. To answer Michelle from Charlotte NC, yes use your blender but make sure you have cooled the sauce quite a bit before. That's what I did.
pcclaudia
Laval, QC
3/13/2018
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