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September 18, 2020 All Recipes

Go-To Tomato Sauce

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This quick and easy tomato sauce is a family staple. I use it for our holiday lasagna, weeknight spaghetti and, of course, homemade pizzas! It’s packed with flavor and takes minutes to make!

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Go-To Tomato Sauce

You'll love this tomato sauce. It's a cinch to prepare and makes any Italian dish sing!

Ingredients

  • 28 oz can crushed tomatoes avoid any with basil included; I use Cento all-purpose brand
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • zest 1 lemon
  • freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • On a cutting board, top garlic cloves with a drizzle of olive oil and kosher salt and chop to a fine paste.
  • Add 1/4 cup olive oil to a cold saucepan along with your garlic paste.
  • Sauté at medium heat – enough for the garlic to sizzle but not burn. This should take no more than 45 – 90 seconds. You don't want the garlic to turn brown. Once the garlic is fragrant remove it from the heat.
  • Add red pepper flakes.
  • Stir in the crushed tomatoes and bring to a gentle simmer, this takes just a couple of minutes. 
  • Remove from heat and taste.  If it needs more salt add it now. 
  • Stir in the zest from one lemon and add freshly ground black pepper to taste.   Cover and let rest for a minute or two.
spreading tomato sauce on pizza

This sauce is great on my quick and easy naan pizza. See how to make them. Here’s a link for my Girls’ Night out Wine and Pizza party.

pizza toppings with tomato sauce

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