My family's secret homemade spaghetti sauce is easy to make using a few staple ingredients you may already have on hand! Perfectly thick and packed with flavor, you'll be ditching that store bought pasta sauce!
234 kcal
/serving
25 min
Serves
6
Easy
Italian
Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (I used Private Reserve Greek extra virgin olive oil)
- 1 medium yellow onion, grated
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 2 carrots, finely grated (use a food processor or a grater)
- 28 oz canned crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water (pasta cooking water, preferred)
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp sweet Spanish paprika
- Pinch red pepper flakes, optional
- Handful fresh basil, about 1/2 cup packed, torn
- Handful fresh parsley, about 1/2 cup packed, chopped
- 3/4 lb to 1 lb of cooked pasta of your choice
Preparation
Not specified
Cooking
- In a large pan heat the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until just shimmering.
- Add the onions, garlic, and finely grated carrots.
- Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring regularly until softened.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and about 1/2 cup water.
- Add a generous pinch of salt and pepper.
- Stir in oregano, paprika, crushed pepper flakes, if using.
- Finally, stir in the fresh basil and parsley.
- Bring the sauce to a boil, then turn heat to low.
- Cover and let simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes.
- Check partway through, and if you feel the sauce is too thick, you can add a bit more water (preferably some of your pasta cooking water).
- When sauce is ready, throw in more fresh basil, if you like.
- If serving for dinner, add cooked pasta of your choice to the sauce.
- Mix to combine and let the pasta cook in the sauce over low heat for about 5 minutes.
Plating & Serving
Not specified
Suggested Sides
Nutrition per Serving
234
Calories
6.2g
Protein
5% DV
32.4g
Carbs
11% DV
10.1g
Fat
13% DV
5.0g
Fiber
13% DV
8.0g
Sugars
608mg
Sodium
41% DV
| Diet Type | Balanced High Fiber |
| Health Labels | Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Mediterranean Dash Dairy Free Egg Free Milk Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Pork Free Red Meat Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free No Sugar Added Sulphite Free Kosher |
* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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