Homemade Tomato Sauce is made from canned tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, onions, garlic, and lots of herbs! Add meatballs to your simmering sauce, then serve over your favorite pasta for an easy family-friendly traditional Italian dinner.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr35 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Diet: Low Calorie, Low Fat
Keyword: pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce with canned tomatoes
Servings: 10
Calories: 105kcal
Author: Kristina Tipps
Ingredients
For Tomato Sauce
¼cupolive oil
1 ½cuponionsdiced
10garlic clovesminced
2cans tomato sauce(28 oz each)
2cans crushed tomatoes (28 oz each)
2 ½tsp salt
2teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoonbasil
1teaspoonblack pepper
1teaspoonItalian seasoning
1 teaspoonparsley
Instructions
In a large pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil on medium high and add garlic and onions. Saute until translucent, 3-4 minutes.
Add the tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, basil, Italian seasoning, parsley and garlic powder. Stir and simmer uncovered for 90 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent sauce from burning.
Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.