Easy Chunky Tomato Sauce
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Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
- Prep Time 15 minutes
- Total Time 45 minutes
- Yield Makes 6 cups
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 cans (28 ounces each) diced tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or Italian seasoning
Directions
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Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
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Add the tomatoes with their juice and the thyme; simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, 20 to 25 minutes.
Cook's Note
Sauce can be frozen for up to 2 months.
Variations
To make a meat sauce, use 1 pound cooked ground meat, such as beef, sausage, turkey, or pork, and add to sauce along with the tomatoes.
This red sauce was a total hit! However, I pureed the sauce in a cuisinart before I served/cooked with it. (My husband hates chunky sauce.)That made the texture AWESOME, and perfect for the chicken parmesan recipe.
This was a very good red sause. The only thing I was not expecting it to be so chuncky from the diced tomatoes. Also I got 4 cups out of the recipe when it said it made 6 cups.
This is a very nice, quick red sauce. I used it with Italian sausage and it's great!