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Kissing In The Kitchen with Shawnie Kelley

Recipes / Italy, Pasta & Grains

Classic Marinara

A super simple, bright, vegetarian skillet sauce loaded with tomatoes and garlic. Almost as easy as opening a jar of pasta sauce.

Yield
2-3 cups
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Directions

  1. In a sauté pan, heat up the olive oil until it shimmers.

  2. Add onion and cook until tender, 4 or 5 minutes. Add in garlic for the last minute.

  3. Stir in tomatoes, then add tomato paste, sugar and oregano.

  4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  5. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally.

  6. Cook for 25 minutes, letting it reduce and thicken up a bit.

  7. Garnish pasta with basil leaves.

From Shawnie's class “Pasta at Home”