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Hearty Marinara Sauce

Hearty Marinara Sauce

This spaghetti sauce marinara recipe is perfect for so many dishes such as pasta, lasagna and chicken parmesan, tender meatballs, homemade beef, a subway meatball sub recipe, meatball marinara hoagie, meatball marinara sandwich, turkey meatballs and pork meatballs. The options are simply endless!

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: Italian

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 8 Servings

Calories: 80 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 - onion
  • 6 cloves - garlic
  • 1 tbsp - olive oil
  • 2 cans - crushed tomatoes
  • 2 - bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons - Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp - seasoning blend
  • ¼ cup - parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pot.
  2. Add onions and sauté for 5 minutes or until translucent.
  3. Add garlic to pot and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Add crushed tomatoes, bay leaves, Italian seasoning blend and House seasoning blend; stir to combine.
  5. Bring to a bubbling simmer then turn the heat down to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
  6. Add grated parmesan cheese; stir to combine.
  7. Serve immediate or freeze for later.

Nutrition

Energy: 80 kcal | Total Fat: 3 g | Saturated: 1 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 3 mg | Total Carbs: 12 g | Fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 6 g | Proteins: 3 g | Sodium: 275 mg | Polyunsaturated: 0 g | Monounsaturated: 2 g

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