Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
½ onion, chopped
8 large tomatoes, peeled and cut into big chunks
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
½ cup red wine
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon fennel seed
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, or more to taste

Nutrition Info

146.9 calories
carbohydrate: 16.5 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 7.4 g
fiber: 3.7 g
protein: 2.7 g
saturatedFat: 1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 402.9 mg
sugar: 10.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes, add tomatoes, garlic, and bay leaf. Bring the liquid from the tomatoes to a boil, reduce to medium-low, and simmer mixture until tomatoes are softened, about 30 minutes.

  2. Stir red wine, honey, basil, oregano, marjoram, salt, black pepper, fennel seed, and crushed red pepper into the tomato mixture, bring again to a simmer and cook until herbs have flavored the sauce, about 30 minutes more.

  3. Stir balsamic vinegar into the sauce.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A rich, flavorful sauce that is healthy. Great for use in pasta, lasagna, and other casseroles. My favorite way to eat it is to pour over raw zucchini 'pasta' for an extra-fresh and tasty meal that's very healthy, too! A great recipe for using up extra-ripe tomatoes from your garden. Double the batch and freeze half;it freezes well.

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