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Mushroom Marinara Sauce Recipe

This mushroom marinara sauce is so much better than any canned version! It's perfect for spaghetti, lasagna, chicken parmesan, as a dip for cheese sticks and anything you can think to use tomato sauce for.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onions (about 1 1/2 cups) finely chopped
  • 6 medium garlic cloves pressed
  • 6 medium tomatoes diced
  • 2 15 oz cans diced tomatoes (Italian style)
  • 1 cup red wine Soft Red, or Cabernet Sauvignon, most red wines will do
  • 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 Tbsp kosher salt or 3/4 Tbsp Sea Salt (started with 1/2 Tbsp sea salt)
  • 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/8 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lb fresh mushrooms rinsed, dried, sliced
  • 1 cup fresh basil chopped
Tools you will need:
  • A dutch oven or large heavy-bottomed pot
  • Hand immersion blender preferred & easier, or food processor, or blender)

Instructions

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  1. In a dutch oven or heavy bottomed soup pot, add 1/3 cup olive oil and saute onions and garlic together over medium heat until softened (7 mins).
  2. Chop tomatoes then add to the pot along with 2 cans diced tomatoes with juice. Boil uncovered over med/high heat for 15 mins, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add 1 cup red wine Cabernet Sauvignon, ½ tsp Italian Seasoning, 1 Tbsp Kosher salt (or to taste), 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes and 1/8 tsp black pepper then stir well to combine. Pulse a few times with a hand immersion blender to desired consistency (if you don't have an immersion blender, you can pulse it a few times in a good food processor or blender). You still want to have some tomato chunks (You don't want a cream soup here)
  4. Add fresh sliced mushrooms and 1 cup chopped fresh basil and simmer uncovered another 20-25 minutes or until the mushrooms are fully cooked and the sauce is thickened. Total cooking time from the time you start to saute onions is 45 min-1 hr, depending on desired consistency.