Crushed Tomato Sauce

Name: Crushed Tomato Sauce
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: ¼ cups olive oil; ½ onion, or an equal amount of shallots; 3 cloves of garlic, minced; 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes (Cento brand is best); 5–6 leaves basil, julienned or minced; 1 tsp salt; Several cranks of ground black pepper; 1 tbsp Italian seasoning (optional)

An easy tomato sauce recipe that's great with pasta and chicken or eggplant parmesan. It also works well with pizza, and as a dip for mozzarella sticks.

30 min · serves 4

Ingredients

¼ cups olive oil
½ onion, or an equal amount of shallots
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes (Cento brand is best)
5–6 leaves basil, julienned or minced
1 tsp salt
Several cranks of ground black pepper
1 tbsp Italian seasoning (optional)

Steps

Heat olive oil in skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onions, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, if desired.
Turn the heat down to low and add tomatoes.
Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Taste a spoonful of the sauce, and season with salt to taste; taste again and salt as needed.
After it is salted to your taste, stir in the basil and remove from the heat.
Serve however you like and enjoy!

More recipes with onion, garlic, tomatoes or basil

Adapted from “Crushed Tomato Sauce” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.