Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce: This spaghetti sauce has a robust flavor, is easy to make, uses easy to find ingredients, and is absolutely delicious.
Servings: 8
Calories: 603kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tbs olive oil
- 1/2 yellow onion finely chopped
- 2 Tbs minced garlic
- 4 cans Crushed Tomatoes 28 ounces each
- 1 can Tomato Paste 6 ounces
- 1/3 cup dried basil or 1/2 cup fresh basil chopped fine
- 1/3 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 3 tsps Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbs balsamic vinegar
- 1 Tbs honey
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese grated, or Romano Cheese
Instructions
- Use a dutch oven or 5 qt pot and heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add finely chopped onion to the pot and saute for 10 minutes
- Add in minced garlic, saute for an additional minute until fragrant, but not brown.
- Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, parsley, Italian seasoning, black pepper, balsamic, and honey.
- Stir well, and bring to a low boil
- Reduce heat and let simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes, uncovered, and stir often. Keep an eye on it so it doesn't burn, but make sure it simmers.
- Turn heat down further, cover pot, and let continue to simmer for another hour.
- Before serving, add in cheese, and any additional fresh basil.
- Serve over cooked spaghetti or your choice of noodles
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Notes
Feel free to use less seasoning if you want, this is our preferred amount, but I use fresh herbs, so usually use larger quantities.
Taste along the way. This is a great way to ensure the flavor is to your preference.
Nutrition
Calories: 603kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 359mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 300IU | Vitamin C: 5.3mg | Calcium: 128mg | Iron: 2.6mg