Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce at Home

July 28, 2020

Whether you are in a pinch for pasta sauce because you forgot to pick some up at the store or are trying to avoid the unnecessary added sugars that often are found in jarred tomato sauces, you can make your own easily at home! (And did I mention it’s fast?!)

I’ve actually never made my own tomato sauce at home the traditional way, so I can’t say that this method is comparable in any way. However, I must say this tastes so much better than any jarred pasta sauce that I’ve purchased at the store, and it’s MUCH cheaper too. All you need is a food processor or a small blender like this one.

A bonus to making your own tomato sauce at home is that you can control the ingredients going into it. The original recipe below contains 626mg of sodium per 1/2 cup serving using regular table salt. However, if you require a low sodium diet for heart health, you can reduce the sodium in this recipe further by using a salt substitute in place of table salt bringing it down to 233mg of sodium per 1/2 cup serving. Not a fan of salt substitutes? Use a can of no salt added diced tomatoes instead and keep the table salt serving the same for 410mg of sodium per 1/2 cup serving.

Use this pasta sauce for chicken parmesan, lasagna, or any other pasta dish of your preference. For a 13×9 lasagna, you’ll want to quadruple this recipe (that’s 4 cans of diced tomatoes). If you need a quick pizza sauce or marinara sauce, drain the canned tomatoes before blending to make it slightly thicker.

Quick and Easy Homemade Tomato Sauce

Forget buying pasta sauce at the store. There's a cheaper and easy way to create it at home without the added sugar. Great for chicken parmesan or in any recipe that calls for pasta sauce.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 3 1/2 cup servings

Equipment

  • Blender or food processor

Ingredients
  

  • 1 14.5 oz can Diced tomatoes
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 3/4 tsp onion powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt or salt substitute
  • 1 1/2 tsp Italian herb seasoning blend
  • cayenne pepper to taste (optional if you want it spicy)

Instructions
 

  • Add the can of tomatoes (liquid and all) as well as olive oil, herbs, and spices.
  • Blend well until smooth.
  • Heat sauce in the microwave or in a pot over the stove. Serve warm.
  • Keep any leftovers in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Keyword easy, Mediterranean, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, Quick, sauce, tomato sauce

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