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Home » Dips/Sauces/Dressings » Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce

Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce

November 11, 2016 by Judith Hannemann

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A quick chunky tomato sauce that can be used on pastas and many other dishes. All it takes is 15 minutes!

If you are looking for a quick tomato sauce that tastes awesome, this is the sauce for you. Perfect on pasta and it only takes 20 minutes!

Fast Sauce For Fast Dinners

With the holidays upon us, many of us are looking for quickie dinners when we don’t have time to prepare something more traditional.

If you want a hurry-up supper, which lots of times involves pasta, then this sauce will come to the rescue.

A quick chunky tomato sauce that can be used on pastas and many other dishes. All it takes is 15 minutes!

Make A Big Batch

You might want to think about making a double batch of this sauce since it’s so versatile.

Not only is it great for a quick spaghetti dinner, it’s also wonderful on many other things! This is my go-to sauce for my stuffed shells and it’s even delicious on pork chops, meat loaf and chicken.

If you make it with petit diced tomatoes, it can even stand in for salsa! It freezes well too, so what’s not to love?

A quick chunky tomato sauce that can be used on pastas and many other dishes. All it takes is 15 minutes!

Add-Ins Work

Making this chunky tomato sauce as-is is good in itself and the big plus is that it’s not only vegetarian, but vegan too!

But this sauce also lends itself to add-ins.

Add browned ground beef and it’s a quickie bolognese sauce. Ground turkey and chicken can be substituted for that,  Using lean turkey and chicken also makes the sauce low fat and healthy too I imagine.

I used the last of my fresh basil and oregano and I encourage you to use fresh herbs in this because I think that’s one thing that’s responsible for the awesome flavor, but the dried varieties from the supermarket spice shelf will work just as well.

The Recipe

 

A quick chunky tomato sauce that can be used on pastas and many other dishes. All it takes is 15 minutes!
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Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce

If you are looking for a quick tomato sauce that tastes awesome, this is the sauce for you. Perfect on pasta and it only takes 20 minutes!
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dips/Sauces/Dressings, Everyday Meals, pasta, vegetarian dishes
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: pasta, Sauce, tomatoes
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 163kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 28 oz can diced or petit diced tomatoes (don't drain)
  • 6 oz can tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil extra-virgin preferred
  • 6-8 large fresh basil leaves coarsely chopped or chiffonade (thin shredded) -OR- 2 tsp dried
  • 1 tbsp fresh oregano leaves -OR- 1 tsp dried
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Heat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add oil.
  • Cook the onion and garlic until fragrant; about 3 minutes
  • Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until the tomato paste changes color from bright red to a brick red color (this is the secret to getting great flavor).
  • Stir in the can of undrained tomatoes, the brown sugar, the herbs and the salt & pepper.
  • Bring all this to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Freezes well, so double and triple batches can be made.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 940mg | Potassium: 835mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 934IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 104mg | Iron: 4mg
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A quick chunky tomato sauce that can be used on pastas and many other dishes. All it takes is 15 minutes!
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Filed Under: Dips/Sauces/Dressings, Everyday Meals, Pasta, Vegetarian Dishes Tagged With: pasta, sauce, tomatoes

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