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Marinara Sauce - THE meal prep essential

Easy, 1-pot marinara sauce that's rich in flavor, color and nutrients. Simply seasoned, cooked low and slow during a prep session, and perfect for many dishes during a meal prepped week!

Cuisine: gluten-free, grain-free, Italian, Vegan
Keyword: 10 ingredient or less, 30 minutes or less, marinara sauce, tomato sauce
Servings: 7 1/2 cups

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 large cloves garlic minced
  • 2 28-ounce cans peeled crushed or diced tomatoes without salt if where you live, "tomate frito" exists, use this
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp maple syrup optional/skip if using tomate frito
  • 3/4-1 tsp fine salt
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flake increase according to preference
  • 1-3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 3-4 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup parsley or basil combining parsley and basil or even parsley and cilantro will also work

Instructions

  • Heat a large pot over medium-low heat. Once hot, add oil and garlic. Sauté briefly for 1 minute, stirring frequently, until barely golden brown. Then add tomatoes, oregano, maple syrup, salt, and pepper flake.
    Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Then reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then add parsley and/or basil and stir. Cook for 5 minutes more.Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt for saltiness, oregano or basil for freshness/herbed flavor, pepper flake for heat, or maple syrupr for sweetness.
    Add nutritional yeast and tomato paste.
    If the sauce has thickened too much at this point, thin with a little water. Although I prefer mine thicker and leave it on the thick/chunky side.Serve with your favorite Italian dishes