30 Minute Homemade Spaghetti Sauce With Canned Tomatoes
If a two-hour simmer time isn’t your thing, this recipe tastes almost as good and cooks in much less time. This is my go-to on a busy night when I have 30 minutes to turn a pound of ground beef into dinner.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 158kcal
Equipment
- Large pot
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions (chopped)
- 8 cloves fresh garlic (minced)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 56 ounces crushed tomatoes (or whole or stewed tomatoes)
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 TBSP dried basil leaves or 1/4 cup fresh, finely chopped
- 2 bay leaves optional
- ½ tsp dried thyme optional
- salt (to taste)
- black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a medium-sized or large pot over medium heat. Add onions and saute until soft, about 5 minutes
- Add minced garlic and saute for another minute.
- Then, add tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, basil, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer for 10-15 minutes to let flavors meld. (Can simmer longer if desired for a thicker sauce with a deeper flavor).
- Serve over spaghetti noodles or pasta of choice.
Notes
- For a thinner sauce that works better for pizza, chicken parmesan, etc, use an immersion blender to blend until smooth.
- This recipe yields about 4 cups of sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 577mg | Potassium: 865mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 761IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 4mg