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Basic Marinara Sauce (make & Freeze)

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This basic sauce can be modified for a variety of dishes by adding different spices and meats.

Yield: 7 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: ItalianMain Ingredient: Tomatoes

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Original recipe makes 7
2 gallonsTomatoes; crushed
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoonsBasil; chopped
1 teaspoonDried mint
1 bunchParsley; finely chopped
1/2 cupMargarine
1/2 cupolive oil
7 clovesGarlic; chopped
1 Onion; chopped
3 Carrots; peeled and chopped
1 cupDry White wine

Basic Marinara Sauce (make & Freeze) Preparation

Bring the crushed tomatoes to a boil in a large pot. Reduce heat to a simmer and add salt and pepper to taste, chopped basil, mint, and parsley. Let simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour.

Heat the margarine and olive oil in frying pan. Add the garlic, onion, and carrots. Let simmer until brown. Remove and discard the carrots. Add the white wine, and simmer until it boils. Put the mixture through a strainer into the tomato sauce. Discard garlic and onion remains. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Options: Buy industrial sized cans of whole tomatoes & crush in food processor. Also, you can add sausage or meatballs to the sauce before freezing.

Notes

This recipe made enough sauce for us to enjoy for dinner, plus freeze 12 2-cup size servings for later. It's a good basic sauce, and you can add meatballs or sausage to kick it up. We used 3 industrial sized cans of whole tomatoes and crushed them in food processor.

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Calories Per Serving: 336
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This recipe made enough sauce for us to enjoy for dinner, plus freeze 12 2-cup size servings for later. It's a good basic sauce, and you can add meatballs or sausage to kick it up. We used 3 industrial sized cans of whole tomatoes and crushed them in food processor.
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3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 16 hours, 49 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Vegetarian
  2. Meatless
  3. Saute
  4. Advance
  5. Freeze-It
  6. Sauces
  7. Tomatoes
  8. Italian

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