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If you know me for a few years, you would know that I don’t like red sauces. I did buy it for kids, to use for pizzas, but in most cases, I still tried to use the Five Minute Alfredo Sauce. That was until our recent trip to Italy. Their sauce has made my taste buds dance and I wanted more and more of it. It was even more exciting to find out that making a tasty marinara sauce at home, can be done in as little as only a few minutes.

Marinara Sauce in a small bowl

This sauce was so good, I wanted to dip everything into it, baguettes, pizza, shrimp, chicken… My spaghetti bowl had more sauce than pasta. Seriously, I cannot get enough of it.

If you have any leftovers, feel free to refrigerate them for up to a week, or freeze them in a well-sealed ziploc bag.

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Recipe

Marinara Sauce in a small bowl

Five Minute Marinara Sauce

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Servings
8 Servings
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 28 oz canned Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Light Olive Oil
  • 3 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Marsala Wine
  • 1/2 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 8 Fresh Basil Leaves (optional)
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Instructions

  • Prepare all ingredients, keep in mind that the main base for this sauce is canned tomatoes. Either get your favorite brand or try the one I have in the picture. 
    Ingredients on the table including; a can of diced tomatoes, 3 garlic cloves, basil leaves, marsala wine in a bowl, a bowl of olive oil, sugar in a bowl and salt and pepper
  • Blend canned tomatoes into a pure-like texture. Dice fresh basil into small pieces.
    Canned tomatoes in a blender
  • Preheat olive oil in a pot, press garlic into the oil. As soon as garlic is golden, add remaining ingredients into the pot.
    All ingredients added into pot
  • Bring the sauce to a boil, cook it for another 5 minutes.
    Marinara Sauce in a pot
  • You can serve the sauce over spaghetti, pizza or just as a bread dipping. Trust me, you'll want to dip everything into this sauce.
    Marinara Sauce in a small bowl
Nutrition Facts
Five Minute Marinara Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 52 Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 578mg24%
Potassium 197mg6%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 4g4%
Vitamin A 135IU3%
Vitamin C 9.6mg12%
Calcium 33mg3%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Posted July 7, 2014

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Natalya Drozhzhin

Natalya founded Momsdish to demonstrate that placing a homemade meal on the table is not hard at all. Natalya makes cooking easier and approachable, by simplifying the ingredients, while still producing the same great taste.