Simple Pasta Sauce
Ashley Teare: 
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 10 cups
 
This is a simple, no fuss pasta sauce that is sure to become your go to for pasta night.
Ingredients
  • 2 small onions, sliced
  • ¼ c extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced or whole
  • 1 heaping Tablespoon salt
  • 1 heaping teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 12 leaves fresh basil (or dry about 1 tsp)
  • 4-14 oz cans of diced tomatoes (or two 28 oz cans)
  • 1-28 oz can crushed tomatoes or tomato puree (not sauce)
  • 12 oz tomato paste
Directions
  1. Turn your crock pot onto low, and add a good layer of EVOO to the bottom (about ¼ cup).
  2. Add in the onions, garlic, and spices.
  3. Stir and add the remain cans of tomatoes and tomato paste.
  4. Cook for about 6 hours, stirring occasionally.
  5. If you like a chunky sauce serve as is.
  6. For a uniform texture, you can puree it all up with a stick blender or in a blender. Be careful, the sauce will be HOT!
Notes
For stove top:

Add the EVOO and heat until shimmery, add the onions and cook until translucent.
Add the garlic and spices and stir until fragrant, add in the tomatoes and tomato paste. *add in the fresh basil after the tomatoes*
Simmer on low for about an hour.
Recipe by NourishingWhole at https://nourishingwhole.com/2016/11/04/pasta-sauce/