Basic Tomato Sauce

(from dontodd’s recipe box)

This is great over any pasta—light and clean. You’ll never buy canned spaghetti sauce again.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 6 people

Categories: sauce, tomato

Ingredients

  • 2 T extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 28-oz can plum tomatoes
  • salt (to taste; I use Celtic sea salt)
  • fresh italian parsley or basil (to taste)
  • red pepper flakes (to taste; optional)

Directions

  1. In a sauce pan, saute garlic in olive oil

  2. Add tomatoes (don’t drain them!), breaking them up with the back of a wooden spoon

  3. Salt to taste

  4. Allow to simmer and reduce to desired consistency—how about 10 minutes?

  5. Add freshly chopped parsley or basil and, optionally, red pepper flakes, to taste

  6. Serve over pasta of choice.

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