Simple Italian Pasta Sauce

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Italian Pasta Sauce

Italian food is one of my favorites. My friend Sarah B shared this recipe with me. This is a simple recipe and she cooks lots of Italian food and likes to keep her recipes simple. I truly enjoyed this pasta sauce. This sauce is flexible, you can use it as pasta sauce or a pizza sauce.

Description: A simple and delicious pasta sauce recipe.

Prep time: 10        Cook time:  45         Servings: 6 – 8

Skill level:  Easy    Category:              Method: Simmer

Cuisine:   Italian             

Ingredients:

3 TBSP olive oil

2 medium garlic cloves, cut in 3 pieces

Tomato sauce (2 cans of 14.5 oz)

¼ cup red wine

salt 

pepper

½ TSP dried basil

½ TSP dried oregano

8 oz fresh parmesan cheese

How to make Italian Pasta Sauce:

Saute 3 TBSP olive oil with 2 medium garlic cloves (cut in 3 pieces) on low for about 10 minutes, so the oil wont burn the garlic. Then remove garlic. Next add the tomato sauce (2 cans of 14.5 oz), ¼ cup red wine, salt and pepper and mix well. Simmer on low heat for 45 minutes.  Towards the end add ½ TSP dried basil and ½ TSP dried oregano and simmer for 1 -2 minutes. Cook pasta al dente, add pasta sauce then sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and enjoy!

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Simple Italian Pasta Sauce

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A simple and delicious pasta recipe

• Author: AM
• Prep Time: 10 min
• Cook Time: 45 min
• Total Time: 55 min
• Yield: 7-8 1x
• Method: Simmer
• Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

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• 3 TBSP olive oil
• 2 medium garlic cloves, cut in 3 pieces
• Tomato sauce (2 cans of 14.5 oz)
• ¼ cup red wine
• salt 
• pepper
• ½ TSP dried basil
• ½ TSP dried oregano
• 8 oz fresh parmesan cheese

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Instructions

How to make Italian Pasta Sauce:

 

Saute olive oil with garlic cloves (cut in 3 pieces) on low for about 10 minutes, so the oil wont burn the garlic. Then remove garlic. Next add the tomato sauce, red wine, salt and pepper and mix well. Simmer on low heat for 45 minutes.  Towards the end add dried basil and dried oregano and simmer for 1 -2 minutes. Cook pasta al dente, add pasta sauce then sprinkle parmesan cheese on top and enjoy!

 

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Notes

Nutrition facts is an estimate

Prep/Cook/bake time may change when changing portions of ingredients

 

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