Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe

Name: Homemade Tomato Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; half onion (finely chopped); 4 garlic cloves (crushed); 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 28oz San Marzano Whole Peeled Tomatoes (or 1¾ pound of fresh tomatoes (peeled, seeded, and diced)); 1 tablespoon brown sugar; ½ teaspoon dried oregano; 2 dried bay leaves; Salt and black pepper; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:1h

This tomato sauce recipe takes about 15 minutes of hands on work: chopping, sauteing, stirring in the tomatoes. After that, it simmers mostly on its own, no standing over the pot required. It's chunky rather than blended smooth, which is intentional, and it makes about 6 small jars, plenty for a pasta night now and a jar in the freezer for later.

Updated at: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:01:34 GMT