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Italian Marinara Sauce

Italian Marinara Sauce

Name: Italian Marinara Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Spaghetti ½ lb; Tomatoes 1 can (14-oz); Olive oil 1 tbsp; Garlic 2 cloves; Dried oregano ½ tsp; Onion 1; Chili flakes ¼ -½ tsp; Salt; Black pepper

delicious pasta sauce recipe

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Serves 3
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Ingredients

	½ lb Spaghetti or other pasta of your choice
	1 can (14-oz) Tomatoes
	1 tbsp Olive oil plus extra for drizzling
	2 cloves Garlic finely sliced
	½ tsp Dried oregano
	1 Onion small onion, diced (optional)
	¼ -½ tsp Chili flakes to taste (optional)
	Salt to taste
	Black pepper to taste

Nutritional information

346

Calories

Fat

62g

Carbohydrates

11g

Protein

Fiber

12mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

Italian Recipes

Ingredients

½ lb Spaghetti
or other pasta of your choice
1 can (14-oz) Tomatoes
1 tbsp Olive oil
plus extra for drizzling
2 cloves Garlic
finely sliced
½ tsp Dried oregano
1 Onion
small onion, diced (optional)
¼ -½ tsp Chili flakes
to taste (optional)
Salt
to taste
Black pepper
to taste

Italian Marinara Sauce

I love this Italian Marinara Sauce for the simple reason that I can whip it up using ingredients that I have in my store cupboard. Essential in this recipe is a good pinch of chili flakes for extra flavor. Use any type of pasta shapes you like. I love to use shapes that scoop up the sauce.

Add garlic, onion, and a pinch of chili flakes to a pot with some olive oil. Cook until golden and stir in tomatoes, oregano, and salt. Reduce heat to low and cook while stirring occasionally. Cook pasta in boiling salted water until al dente. Taste and adjust the sauce seasoning. Drain pasta and reserve some of the pasta water. Combine pasta and sauce. Increase heat and toss well to coat and let the pasta absorb the flavor from the sauce. Thin the sauce with pasta water as required. Serve with a drizzle of olive oil, basil, oregano and chili flakes. Yum!

To make Italian Marinara Sauce, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Italian Marinara Sauce

1	Heat oil	1
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepan.
2	Saute garlic, onion, and chili flakes	5
Add 2 finely sliced garlic cloves, 1 small diced onion, and a pinch of chili flakes and saute gently for about 4-5 minutes until golden.
3	Add tomatoes and oregano	15
Stir in 1 can of tomatoes, ½ teaspoon of oregano, and a good pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes while stirring occasionally. If using plum tomatoes, crush them with the back of a wooden spoon while stirring the sauce.
4	Cook pasta	10
Cook ½ pound of pasta in boiling salted water until al dente.
5	Adjust sauce seasoning	1
Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning with more salt or pepper, to taste.
6	Drain pasta	3
Drain pasta and reserve about ½ a cup of the cooking water. Stir the pasta into the marinara sauce and increase the heat to high. Toss well to coat and let the pasta absorb the flavor from the sauce. Add more reserved pasta water to thin out the sauce, if required.
7	Serve
Serve drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with oregano and chili flakes.

Try this delicious Italian Marinara Sauce recipe and prepare to be amazed! If you try this recipe, please come back to tell me what you think.

Nina Cole

Nina dreams of gender equality and for women all over the world to feel empowered and enjoy the same freedom she has. She’s a careful consumer, believing that by being more conscious about the way we live we can make the world a better place! Already a vegetarian, she uses animal products sparingly and tries to produce as little waste as possible. Most of her recipes are vegan as a result!