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Quick Homemade Tomato Sauce

1
Points® value
Total Time
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
Make a double or triple batch of this sauce and freeze it in small containers. It’s perfect for defrosting when you want to make pizza, baked ziti or other Italian recipes.

Ingredients

Onion

cup(s), grated

Olive oil

1 tbsp(s)

Garlic

2 clove(s), large, grated

Dried oregano

½ tsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Canned unsalted tomato paste

1 tbsp(s)

Canned crushed tomatoes

28 oz, or whole tomatoes

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. When oil shimmers, add onion; cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, 2-3 minutes. Add garlic, oregano and salt; cook 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.
  2. Add canned tomatoes (if whole, use your hands to crush them); bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until sauce thickens, 5-10 minutes.
  3. Serving size: 125 ml (1/2 cup)

Notes

Serving size: 1/2 c