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Marinara Sauce Recipe
Marinara sauce recipe is very simple, cheap and quick to make. This authentic Italian recipe wants only 4 ingredients: tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and oregano.Marinara sauce is a very popular dressing for Italian families. A concentrate of flavors and aromas that recall the summer and the Mediterranean regions.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 150 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 500 g tomatoes - 1,1 pound (fresh San Marzano tomatoes, or Tomato Passata or canned Peeled Tomatoes)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil - extra virgin
- 1 teaspoon oregano - (dried)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon parsley - fresh and chopped (optional)
- fine - to taste
Instructions
- Cut the garlic into small pieces then sautè it in a large pan with the extra virgin olive oil.
- If you have chosen peeled tomatoes (fresh or canned), crush them coarsely with a fork. In this case you will get a more rustic sauce with chunks of tomato. If, on the other hand, you have chosen passata, you will get a smoother, more uniform sauce. It's a matter of taste.
- Add the tomatoes to the garlic soffritto, stir well and let it cook for about 15 minutes. Finally, add a pinch of fine salt.
- Add the oregano and, if you like, also a tablespoon of finely chopped fresh parsley.
- Stir to mix the spices well and turn off the heat. The marinara sauce is ready. You can use it for dressing pasta or pizza. Or it can be eaten plain, either hot or cold, depending on how you want to use it.
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Notes
- PLEASE NOTE: Garlic should be crushed or cut into very small pieces. In this way it will be able to cook in about 10 to 15 minutes and will be more digestible releasing all its aroma. Garlic is a key ingredient in this recipe for this reason we do not recommend leaving it whole and then removing it as in other recipes.
Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
150kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Sodium
7mg
(0%)
Potassium
314mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
1134IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
25mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 150
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 150kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 314mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 1134IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 25mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.