this Tomato Basil Oregano Marinara  is HOMEMADE! super EASY and Tastes ah-mazing!Â
I am SO SUPER EXCITED about this recipe! I've never made homemade pasta sauce before and this turned out bomb!  It litereally tastes like true Italian pasta sauce! it kinda even reminds me of Italian Pizza sauce! YUM-O!
In case you didn't know this, I have an obsession with pasta, nowdays it's usually GF pasta... but I have been a pasta fanatic for as long as I can remember!
when I was younger I really just liked my pasta with butter, plain and simple ... but now that I'm older I realize all that butter probably wasn't the best thing ... hey I was young and stubborn ok? 😉
so I turn to Marinara sauce/red sauce/pasta sauce whatever you want to call it, 0nes with clean ingredients and not too much sodium, that's a bit healthier than butter!
not that I don't have butter from time to tim too but I tryyy to be healthy within reason!
and it doesn't get much healthier than this! being a homemade sauce you know exactly how much of everything and what goes into it! this will NOT be the last time I make this!
now, if you don't have your own garden I will urge you to go to a farmer's market or something to get your tomatoe's because if you buy 10 organic tomatoe's from your grocery store, you'll probably be coming back leaving a comment like are you nutz! expensive! lol
I pulled about 7 of these 10 from my garden so it was more reasonable so definitely check out your farmers maket if you don't have a garden! 😉
anyways:
do you have a favorite sauce flavor?
have you ever made your own?
either way I really hope you try this Homemade Tomato Basil Oregano Marinara Sauce! I promise you are going to love it!
Tomato Basil Oregano Marinara
Tomato Basil Oregano Marinara
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
- Total Time: 50 mins
- Yield: 28 oz 1x
- Category: Sauce
Ingredients
- 10 Large Tomatoe's
- 4 oz. tomato paste
- ½ Lime (juice from it)
- 1-2 teaspoon dried oregani
- 1-2 teaspoon dried basil
- sea salt
- pepper
- 1-2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 ½ Tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Onion (whichever color you like best)
- 1-2 garlic cloves
Instructions
- first start by chopping your onion and garlic really tiny and adding it to a large pan on medium heat with your olive oil and let simmer (about 10 min) while you prep the rest of your other ingredients
- chop your tomatoes into large chunks (squeeze the seeds out if desired, I didn't about half with and half without seeds) and add them into a food processor (do 2 batches if necessary) and puls them... if you like chunky sauce pulse until broken up, if you don't like chunky then pulse more until completely broken up
- after onion and garlic have simmered about 10 minutes add your processed tomatoe's and tomato paste
- let cook for about 20 minutes on medium heat with a cover- stirring often
- after 20 minutes add your basil, oregani, salt, pepper, lime juice and sugar (optional)
- stirr and let simmer on medium heat about 10-15 more minutes
- once done LET IT SIT TO COOL DOWN it will be VERY hot
- and enjoy!
Notes
this recipe makes about 26-32 oz. depending on the size of your tomatoe's
feel free to add mushrooms for the last 10 minutes of cooking if desired!
mira
Love homemade marinara! This looks amazing!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
This looks fantastic, Michele! I've never thought to make my own sauce before. Love this!
Harriet Emily
Mmmm I love marinara sauce! It's so fun to make at home too - sometimes I even throw in some smoked paprika to it. This looks delicious! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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tworaspberries
yummm smoked paprika sounds amazing! i'll have to try that next time 😉 thanks Harriet!
Katalina@ Peas and Peonies
This sis the perfect marinara sauce, so flavorful!
tworaspberries
thanks girl! it was so de-lish tasted like pizza! 😉
Linda @ Veganosity
I've been making my own sauce forever. I think my family would pass out if I opened up a jar of marinara. This is a great recipe Michele. I've never put lime juice in my sauce, I use red wine to get that acidic taste. 🙂
tworaspberries
thanks Linda! 😉 I'll have to try the red wine next time for sure 😉
Kennedy Cole| KCole's Creative Corner
This looks delicious! Anything with herbs has to be divine 😉 I don't usually add onion or lime juice to mine, but they sound like they would be wonderful in here! I don't always make my own sauce, but next time I do, I will definitely try this one 🙂 Thanks for sharing! 😀
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Sharon @ What The Fork Food Blog
Yum, I LOVE oregano and basil. So delicious!
Robyn B
I can't wait to try this! I have LOADS of fresh garden tomatoes and I've been searching for recipes to try, this is going ON the list! Thanks so much for sharing!
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tworaspberries
yay! your going to love it! 😉