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This Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe is so much better than any storebought sauce and is incredibly easy! It's the best sauce you will ever make and only requires a few essential ingredients. Plus, it freezes well.
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 

This Homemade Spaghetti Sauce recipe is so much better than any storebought sauce and is incredibly easy! It's the best sauce you will ever make and only requires a few essential ingredients. Plus, it freezes well.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: homemade sauce, homemade spaghetti, how to make spaghetti sauce, pasta sauce, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce
Servings: 4
Calories: 148 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, finely diced
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1 tbsp worchestshire sauce
  • ¼ cup stock, broth, or water
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
  • fresh parsley or basil, to garnish
Instructions
  1. Preheat a large saucepan over medium heat. Add olive oil, onions, and tomato paste. Cook until the onions are transclucent and the tomato paste has caramelized.

  2. Add the mined garlic and saute until the garlic is fragrant. Add the crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, worchestshire sauce, stock or water, salt and pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes.

  3. Stir to combine and allow the sauce to simmer over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Taste and adjust salt and pepper, if needed.

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Amount Per Serving
Calories 148 Calories from Fat 61
% Daily Value*
Fat 6.8g10%
Saturated Fat 0.9g6%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.9g
Sodium 515.6mg22%
Carbohydrates 18.7g6%
Fiber 4.6g19%
Sugar 10.4g12%
Protein 3.8g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.