Recipe
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
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Servings: 8-10
- Easy
Ingredients
- 3 cup tomatoes, chopped
- 4 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 onion, sliced
- 6-8 fresh basil leaves
- 8 garlic cloves, chopped
- Salt
- Pepper
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Step 1
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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Step 2
Add oil to the pan. Sauté onions with a pinch of salt and pepper.
Step 3
Once the onions start to brown, add garlic and continue cooking for another minute.
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Step 4
Add tomatoes and about one teaspoon each of salt and ground pepper.
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Step 5
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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Step 6
Add mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with another pinch of salt.
Spoon tip: Taste the sauce to see if it’s seasoned the way you like. If not, add more salt and pepper.
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Step 7
Add several leaves of fresh basil. Cook for another minute or two.
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Step 8
Store the sauce in a mason jar or serve with pasta.
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