Crushed Tomato Sauce
An easy tomato sauce recipe that's great with pasta and chicken or eggplant parmesan. It also works well with pizza, and as a dip for mozzarella sticks.
Ingredients
- ¼ cups olive oil
- ½ onion, or an equal amount of shallots
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes (Cento brand is best)
- 5–6 leaves basil, julienned or minced
- 1 tsp salt
- Several cranks of ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning (optional)
Ingredients for 4 servings (930 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Heat olive oil in skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onions, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning, if desired.
Stovetop - 2
Turn the heat down to low and add tomatoes.
- 3
Cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stovetop - 4
Taste a spoonful of the sauce, and season with salt to taste; taste again and salt as needed.
- 5
After it is salted to your taste, stir in the basil and remove from the heat.
- 6
Serve however you like and enjoy!
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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