Name: Easy Classic Marinara Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegan butter; 1/4 cup yellow onion (finely diced); 1/2 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 28- ounce can crushed tomatoes; 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 tablespoons fresh basil (chopped); salt and pepper (to taste); red pepper flakes (to taste)

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Easy Classic Marinara Sauce

So simple, fast, delicious, and loaded with fresh flavors, this marinara sauce is perfect for quick and easy pasta dinners, as a zesty pizza sauce, even as a dip for mozzarella sticks and garlic bread.

Every home cook should have a few classic sauce recipes in their back pocket and this one has become a personal favorite!

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Why You Will Love This Recipe

Only a handful of simple ingredients are needed
Ready to go in about 15 minutes
Knocks the socks off store-bought marinara any day

I like to use crushed tomatoes from a can to save time but if you’ve got a bounty in your garden that needs to be used up, this is a great way to do it.

Plus, we didn’t plant tomatoes this year but I do have tons of basil and I love the fresh kick it adds to this marinara.

Ingredients for Easy Classic Marinara Sauce:

2 tablespoons vegan butter
1/4 cup yellow onion
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
2 cloves garlic
28 ounces crushed tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh basil
sea salt, to taste
ground black pepper, to taste
red pepper flakes – optional, to taste

How to Make Easy Classic Marinara Sauce:

STEP ONE: Into a medium saucepan over medium heat, add butter. When butter is melted, add onions. Sauté 2 minutes, until onions are softened.

STEP TWO: Add salt and oregano. Continue cooking 2 minutes more, stirring frequently, until onions are just beginning to turn golden in color.

STEP THREE: Add garlic and cook for an additional 1 minute.

STEP FOUR: Pour in crushed tomatoes and add sugar. Increase heat to medium-high for 1-2 minutes, just enough to heat through. Reduce heat back down to low and simmer for 10 minutes.

STEP FIVE: Remove from heat then stir in olive oil and basil.

STEP SIX: Use salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to adjust seasoning to taste.

Enjoy!

More Sauce Recipes You’ll Love!

Easy Vegan Hollandaise Sauce – This sauce is absolutely decadent and the flavor is exactly what you remember of the egg-based version!
5 – Ingredient Vegan Tzatziki Sauce – Perfect for adding a Mediterranean flair to fresh vegetables and pita bread, as a condiment to your sandwiches and wraps, and drizzled over falafel, kabobs, burgers, and even as a dressing for salads.
Green Chile Cheesy Sauce – A super versatile sauce we especially enjoy as a dip with tortilla chips or poured over a pile of nachos.

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