The Best Homemade Pasta Sauce

This pasta sauce is definitely a favorite in our house. Pasta is one of the things I can always get my kids to eat and knowing that our sauce is homemade makes me feel good about what they’re eating. Make sure to go check out my meatball recipe as well. Happy cooking everyone!

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Cut 14-16 roma tomatoes into quarters and place on a large baking sheet.
3. Cut the top and bottom off of 1 large onion (white or yellow) and cut in half. Seperate out the layers of the onion and place on your baking sheet.
4. Season tomatoes and onion with 1 Tbsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and 2 Tbsps olive oil. Mix until everything is fully coated.

5. Take 1 head of garlic and cut off the end. Place in a piece of tin foil and drizzle with olive oil. Wrap the garlic in the tin foil and place on the pan with the tomatoes and onion.

6. Bake for 30 minutes or until tomatoes, onion and garlic are fully softened.

7. Place tomatoes and onion in a blender or food processor. Unwrap garlic and squeeze out cloves into the blender.

8. If you would like a chunkier sauce pulse ingredients until desired consistancy is reached. For a smoother sauce blend until all chunks are gone.

9. Pour sauce and 2 Tbsps and 2 tsps granulated sugar (optional) Italian seasoning into a pot over medium low heat. Once sauce begins to simmer lower heat and let simmer for 30 minutes-1 hour stirring occasionally. This will help the flavors of the sauce meld togehter. Taste the sauce as you go so you know if you need to add anything. If the sauce is too acidic add more sugar.

10. Once sauce is done simmering serve over your favorite pasta.

11. Enjoy!

Homemade Pasta Sauce

Recipe by Megan StewartCourse: Lunch, DinnerCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

6

servings

Prep time

15

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour 

30

minutes

Total time

1

hour 

45

minutes

This sauce is better than any store bought sauce you’ve ever tried. If you’ve every wanted to try making your own sauce at home this is the recipe for you! It’s easy and delicious! Let me know if you give this one a try!

Ingredients

• 14-16 Roma tomatoes

• 1 large onion (yellow or white)

• 1 head garlic

• 2 Tbsps olive oil

• 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning

• 1 Tbsp salt

• 1 tsp pepper

• 2 tsps granulated sugar (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cut tomatoes into quarters and place on a large baking sheet.
• Cut a large onion in half and seperate the layers of the onion. Place on a large baking sheet.
• Season tomatoes and onion with salt, pepper and olive oil. Mix until everything is fully coated.
• Take the head of garlic and cut off the end. Place in a piece of tin foil and drizzle with olive oil. Fully wrap the garlic and place it on the same pan as the tomatoes and onion.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until tomatoes, onion and garlic are fully softened.
• Add tomato and onion to a blender or food processor. Unwrap the garlic and squeeze out the cloves into the blender/food processor.
• Blend until you have the consistancy you are looking for. For a chunkier sauce pulse a few times, and for a smoother sauce blend until all chunks are gone.
• Add the blended sauce into a pot over medium low heat. Once sauce begins to simmer lower heat and let simmer for 30 mins-1 hour. (The longer you let the sauce simmer the better the flavors will meld together)
• Taste sauce as you go to see if it needs anything. If it tastes too acidic add sugar.
• Once sauce is done simmering, serve with your favorite pasta.
• Enjoy!