The Easiest Tomato Sauce
This tomato sauce is full of flavor and the perfect weeknight recipe! Plus, it’ll impress everyone when you tell them you made it from scratch!
Servings Prep Time
3-4people 0minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
3-4people 0minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium high heat. Once heated, sauté minced garlic the minced garlic for about 1-2 minutes.
  2. Add one 28 oz can of whole tomato. Gently break apart the tomatoes with a wooden spoon and cook until the liquid has thickened (about 5-8 minutes).
  3. Add salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes as desired.
  4. Add fresh herbs. Save some basil for garnish at the end.
  5. Add approximately 2 tbsp butter and cook until melted and mixed throughout.
  6. Once the butter is completely melted, add a red wine (I used an old, cheap Cabernet I had on hand, about 1/4-1/2 cup) and cook until reduced.
  7. Once the wine has reduced, add one additional tbsp butter and continue to simmer until melted and mixed throughout.
  8. While cooking the sauce, prepare the desired amount of pasta according to package directions, minus about 1-2 minutes. The pasta will continue to cook in the sauce. Reserve approximately 1 cup of pasta water,
  9. Once the pasta is prepared, bring the pasta sauce to a simmer and add to the pasta sauce for the remaining 1-2 minutes of cooking time. Add pasta water as desired to thin the sauce to your desired consistency.
  10. Serve immediately and garnish with Parmesan and fresh basil as desired!