Simple Marinara Sauce

Simple marinara sauce is perfect for making big batches for meals in advance.  With just a few ingredients, you can easily make your own sauce at home that beats out the jarred store-bought ones by a landslide.

Here are a few great ways to use marinara sauce:

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1.  Grab a cauliflower pizza crust and some dairy-free cheese to make a pizza.

2.  Stir in meatless meatballs and serve with zucchini noodles.

3.  Add cooked lean ground turkey for a heartier sauce over zucchini noodles.

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Cutting board
• Measuring spoons and cups
• Knife
• Wooden spoon
• Heavy bottomed deep stock pot
• Spoon rest (if you have one)

It is important to note that you should be using a heavy-bottomed ceramic or non-stick pot, but not a metal pot.  Metal will offset the flavors of the tomatoes, leaving you with a different tasting sauce.

Ingredients:

2 TBS vegan butter

1/4 C olive oil

1/2 onion, finely diced

8 cloves garlic, minced

2 TBS tomato paste

2 28oz cans crushed/pureed tomatoes

1 bunch fresh basil, sliced into thin strips

salt to taste

pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions:

1.  In a large pot, heat oil and vegan butter over medium.  Once the butter melts, add onion, garlic and a pinch of salt, and cook for 3-4 minutes, or until the garlic is fragrant and the onions have cooked down.

2.  Add tomato paste, stirring to combine everything, then add in crushed tomatoes.  Fill one of the cans from the crushed tomatoes halfway with water and add to the pot.  Bring to a low boil then set it to simmer.

3.  Add in basil leaves, cover and simmer on low for 20 minutes.  

4.  Season with more salt until desired taste is achieved, then store in the fridge for up to 3 days or the freezer for up to 6 months.