Quick, Easy Marinara Sauce
Created by bigboyjames on January 6, 2015
- Servings: 3-4
- Prep Time: 5m
- Cook Time: 25-30m
- Recipe #16605
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 1/2 ounce) diced tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 sweet onion (DO NOT CHOP, you will be removing it after the sauce has cooked!)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter (NOT MARGARINE)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Dried crushed chili flakes (optional)
- Pepper (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a sauce pan, add the diced tomatoes (with all of the juices from the can), garlic powder, the 1/2 of an onion, unsalted butter, oregano, and salt.
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Step 2: Turn the heat to medium, partially cover with a lid and maintain a bare simmer for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with pepper if you like while the sauce is simmering. Remove the onion before serving.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (208.8 g)
- Calories 145.4
- Total Fat - 11.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 7.3 g
- Cholesterol - 30.5 mg
- Sodium - 788.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 9.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.2 g
- Sugars - 6.4 g
- Protein - 1.8 g
- Calcium - 31.5 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 21.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg