Easy Homemade Pasta Sauce
Delicious homemade pasta sauce where you control the spice, sodium and whether or not there's actually meat tucked inside.
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Servings: 6 - 7 cups of sauce, depending on whether fresh tomatoes are added
Ingredients
- 1 14 ounce can diced organic tomatoes
- 6-8 heirloom fresh tomatoes diced, if desired
- 2 cans 30 ounces organic tomato sauce (choose no salt added, if possible)
- 2 Tbs. tomato paste
- 1 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil
- 6-8 ounces Hilary’s Eat Well Veggie Burgers or Veggie Bites thawed and chopped (optional)
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley or 2 Tbs. dried parsley
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme chopped (leaves only)
- 1 Tbs. fresh chopped basil or 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1 Tbs. dried onion or ¼ cup diced onion optional
- 1 tsp. fresh oregano or ½ tsp. dried oregano
- 1 tsp. fresh rosemary or ½ tsp. dried rosemary
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 1 bay leaf remove before serving
- ¼ tsp. dried marjoram
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and stir to combine.
- Remember: you're in control. Add more or less herbs, salt/pepper, to suit your taste and what's in your cabinet that day. Using Hilary's Veggie Burgers or Veggie Bites already adds flavor to this sauce, so you can dial back on the amounts or variety of herbs I offer in the ingredient list. It's your sauce, and it may turn out differently every time you make it; that's ok! It'll always be delish!
- Cook for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to infuse. Remove bay leaf (if using) and serve with your favorite gluten free pasta or in my Homemade Gluten Free Lasagna recipe.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.