Spicy Tomato Sauce
This 30-minute spicy tomato sauce is packed with delicious tomatoes, herbs, spices, and a touch of spicy crushed red pepper. It tastes great over pasta, on top of pizza, or used as a dipping sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium sized yellow onion about 1 cup diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (28 ounce) can peeled whole tomatoes
- 1 sprig fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Add olive oil to a 12-inch high-sided skillet and set over medium-high heat.
- When the oil is hot, add your onion and saute just until the onions start to soften and turn translucent in color, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and crushed red pepper flakes and saute until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the tomato paste.
- Pour in the tomatoes, sprig of basil, Italian seasoning, and kosher salt. Gently stir to combine.
- Simmer for 20 minutes, gently breaking up the tomatoes as they cook.
- After 20 minutes the sauce should be thickened, remove the sprig of basil and use as desired. S
- Store cooled sauce in a plastic container or glass jar in the refrigerator for up 3-4 days.
Notes
- This recipe makes around 4 cups of sauce.
- You can double this recipe, but you must cook it in a larger pan or saucepot.
- THIS IS NOT A SHELF-STABLE CANNING RECIPE. Please seek out a different recipe if you're looking to "can" this recipe. It was not written with canning in mind. Here is a canning recipe: Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce
- This will stay fresh in the fridge for 3-4 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 87kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 372mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg