Marinara Sauce

Nothing beats homemade marinara sauce! It is very simple to make and only requires five basic pantry ingredients: olive oil, good canned tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, and herbs.

This sauce offers authentic Italian flavor and takes about 30 minutes to simmer. And unlike store-bought sauces, this is free from added sugar and can be stored in the freezer.

It also makes an incredible pizza sauce! In fact, this is the marinara sauce we use to top of our pizza dough because it tastes just like real Italian pizza. Once you make this yourself, you won't want to use the store-bought kind again!

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MARINARA SAUCE

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 3-4 garlic cloves, minced

• 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes

• 14 ounce diced tomatoes

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 teaspoon oregano

• 1 teaspoon vinegar

• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped

• Salt and fresh pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add oil until hot; stir in garlic, saute until golden, being careful not to burn.

2. Add the tomatoes, bay leaf, oregano and vinegar; season with salt and pepper. Simmer for 30 minutes on low heat. Turn off heat, mix in fresh chopped basil.