Our cookbook, Love Real Food, is here!

 Get your copy ↣

Super Simple Marinara Sauce

603 Comments

JUMP TO RECIPE
Meet the marinara sauce recipe of my dreams! I’ve always been
intimidated by marinara, maybe because I love it so much that I was afraid of
messing it up. I finally faced my fears and tried making marinara every which
way. This version is my favorite, no contest.

This homemade marinara sauce offers rich and lively tomato

flavor. You’ll need only five basic pantry ingredients to make this delicious
marinara sauce: good canned tomatoes, onion, garlic, dried oregano and olive oil.
That’s it!
This marinara is exceptionally easy to make, too, so it’s perfect for busy
weeknights. You don’t even have to chop the onion and garlic. Yep, that’s right—
just crank open a can of tomatoes, halve an onion and peel some garlic. You’re
ready to go!
This sauce offers lovely, authentic Italian flavor after a 45-minute simmer. I tried
to take shortcuts to make it even faster, but no amount of tomato paste, spices,
salt or sugar will make up for lost time.

Bottom line: It’s impossible to achieve enchanting, long-simmered marinara

flavor in under 45 minutes. So throw those ingredients in a pot, pour yourself a
glass of wine and boil water for pasta. Dinner is almost ready.