This fabulous classic marinara dipping sauce recipe will have you thinking up more ways to use it! It's so easy and quick, leaving you plenty of time to cook up some mozzarella sticks or any of your favorite foods to dip.
Classic Marinara Sauce Recipe
I also love to use this marinara sauce as the base for my pizza sauce, blitzed to a nice smooth consistency and a few additional ingredients. A very versatile ingredient list using canned tomatoes. You can use fire-roasted or even San Marzano tomatoes.
🥘 Ingredients
- Canned Tomatoes - I use diced fire-roasted, but you can also use plain or San Marzano tomatoes. You will need 29 oz (x2 14.5 oz cans), also do not drain the tomato juices.
- Olive Oil (extra virgin) - ¼ cup is needed.
- Garlic (minced) - Use 1 ½ tablespoon of fresh garlic if possible.
- Oregano (dried)- ¼ teaspoon
- Italian Seasoning (dried)- ¼ teaspoon
- Basil (dried)- ¼ teaspoon
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (dried) - ⅛ teaspoon
- Salt (to taste)
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🔪 Step-By-Step Instructions
- Prep. Using a blender or food processor, blend one of the 14.5 oz cans of fire-roasted diced tomatoes. Mince garlic.
- Saute garlic. Heat large skillet and extra virgin olive oil to a medium heat. Add garlic to heated oil, cook until caramel in color, but do not let it brown.
- Add tomatoes & juice. Add both cans worth of tomatoes (with the tomato juices), both diced and blended portions, to the oil and garlic.
- Add the seasoning. Oregano, Italian seasoning, basil, and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.1
- Simmer. Once the sauce is bubbling, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Taste & simmer. Add salt if desired and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Simmer until the sauce is thickened and the oil on the surface is deep orange in color. Remove from heat and enjoy!
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📋 Recipe
Classic Marinara Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 29 oz fire roasted tomatoes (2 14.5 oz cans - diced, do not drain juices)
- ¼ cup olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1 ½ tablespoon garlic (minced)
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon basil
- ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- salt (to taste)
Instructions
- Blend one of the 2 14.5 oz cans of fire-roasted diced tomatoes. Mince garlic.29 oz fire roasted tomatoes
- Heat large skillet and extra virgin olive oil to a medium heat. Add garlic to heated oil, cook until caramel in color but do not let it brown.¼ cup olive oil, 1 ½ tablespoon garlic
- Add both cans worth of tomatoes (do not drain either), both diced and the blended portion, to the oil and garlic. Add seasoning: oregano, Italian seasoning, basil, and crushed red pepper flakes. Stir to combine.¼ teaspoon oregano, ¼ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ¼ teaspoon basil, ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Once sauce is bubbling, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste, add salt if desired and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Simmer until sauce is thickened and the oil on the surface is deep orange in color.salt
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Alexis says
Is the recipe calling for fresh or dried herbs?
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says
Dried herbs. 🙂 Thanks for asking!