Chunky Marinara Sauce Recipe
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Chunky Marinara Sauce

By: CALEIGHSMOM 
"You'll love this Marinara sauce! This is great with fried eggplant or meatballs. I'm sure you could add ground meat if you wanted to make a meat sauce. "

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (91)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
  • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic and cook 2 to 4 minutes until crisp-tender, stirring frequently.
  2. Mix in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until flavors are blended, stirring frequently.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 54 | Total Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2008 by NoviceCook   view full review
Because of a special diet I can't use canned tomatoes or paste so I just subbed the same...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2006 by Jill R.   view full review
There may be better recipes out there for marinara sauce, but I gave this 5 stars just because...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 7, 2005 by ROUVER   view full review
Husband says not to bother buying sauce any more after eating this. Changes: added some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2008 by lovin' jesus   view full review
This was delicious. My changes: 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp basil, 1 tsp salt, then I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2006 by Caroline C   view full review
This is a really good basic recipe. Personally, I use canned whole tomatoes (the closest thing...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2008 by recipes   view full review
I have been making this sauce for years, except we prefer basil instead of oregano. In a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2008 by chamilton12   view full review
This recipe is delicious! I added some sauteed mushrooms and green peppers to the sauce to add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2008 by What a Dish!   view full review
Great basic sauce. I didn't have an 8 oz. can of tomato sauce, so I used a 6 oz. can of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by PotatoFreak   view full review
This was great! Simple and tasty. I prefer a smoother sauce so I blended the onion, garlic...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2006 by Pam   view full review
There wasn't much sauce - it was mainly chunks of tomato and onion. It tasted fine - it just...

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