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4.56 from 9 votes

Marinara Sauce

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 8 people

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small green bell pepper seeds removed and finely diced
  • 1 small yellow onion finely diced
  • 3 cloves of garlic minced
  • 3 cups 24 ounces low-sodium tomato sauce
  • 2 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoons Kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Pinch red pepper flakes

Instructions

  • Add olive oil to a large saucepan over medium heat and allow to come to temperature. Add the bell pepper and onion, and sauté for 5-7 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and sauté 1 minute more.  
  • Add the tomato sauce, sugar, salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes to the saucepan and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring often. Remove from the heat and set aside until ready to use.