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Step Up Your Pasta Game With This Homemade Marinara Sauce

As college students, we often default to pasta and store-bought, canned marinara sauces for an easy meal in. However, after several meals of the same fare, even the traditional flavors start to taste the same. Spoon has a solution for you. Make this easy marinara sauce and store it in the fridge for a lazy, rainy day.

Homemade Marinara Sauce

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 30 minutesTotal time: 40 minutesServings:8 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    Chop the tomatoes and garlic. Slice the mushrooms and onion. You can also dice the onions if you prefer them to be more “invisible.”

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    Add oil to the pan. Sauté onions with a pinch of salt and pepper.

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    Once the onions start to brown, add garlic and continue cooking for another minute.

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    Add tomatoes and about one teaspoon each of salt and ground pepper.

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    Cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes. Be sure to continue stirring every few minutes so nothing sticks to the bottom of the pan.

    Spoon tip: If the sauce looks too watery, add a pinch of flour or corn starch to thicken.

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    Add mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with another pinch of salt.

    Spoon tip: Taste the sauceto see if it’s seasoned the way you like. If not, add more salt and pepper.

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    Add several leaves of fresh basil. Cook for another minute or two.

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    Store the sauce in a mason jar or serve with pasta.

Jocelyn was the Community Success Manager at Spoon HQ, where she worked closely with chapter leaders across the network. She also co-founded the UC Berkeley chapter in December 2013. Dark chocolate is her first love, but boba and baking are close behind.