Basic Pasta Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until soft. Add garlic and cook for another minute.
• Stir in tomato products, oregano, rosemary, crushed red pepper, salt and pepper. Taste sauce and if desired, add sugar. Bring to a low boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, until it is thickened up a bit. Use as desired.

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• In a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomato sauce, tomato juice, tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, seasonings and beef mixture. , Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until heated through. Discard bay leaves. Serve with spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese if desired.

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• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute garlic in oil until tender, 2 minutes. Stir in basil and crushed tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and cook 15 to 20 minutes, until slightly thickened. Serve immediately.

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• In a large saucepan heat oil over medium heat. Saute onion, green onion and garlic. When onions are clear, stir in tomatoes, basil, oregano and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 20 minutes.

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• Throw it all in a sauce pan, stir, simmer, cover and continue to simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• Season again to taste.
• **we like a spicy sweet sauce -- so please adjust the sugar and crushed red to your liking**.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add brown sugar and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the tomatoes, basil, oregano, bay leaf, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until liquid is reduced. Remove bay leaf.

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• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large pot. Add garlic and red pepper flakes; cook until garlic is soft and fragrant, making sure to not burn, about 1 minute. Pour in tomatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until sauce has reduced and thickened, about 1 hour.

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• Put garlic cloves and basil in food processor and process until smooth.
• Add olive oil and paramsean to the mixture and process until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Heat the butter onto a large pan or wok until melted.
• Mix in the basil mixture and stir over medium heat.
• Cook until garlic is clear and basil is soft for 4 minutes.
• Slowly add the milk into the wok/pan while stirring. Simmer for 5-8 minutes.

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• Add tomato sauce, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, oregano, and bay leaf to a saucepan.
• Simmer with a lid on for about 1/2 hour to get rid of that 'canned tomato' taste.
• READY TO SERVE.
• MEAT SAUCE VARIATION:.
• After letting sauce simmer for about 15 minutes, I often add 1 lb browned ground turkey and 1 cup sauteed diced onion. I let it simmer another 1/2 hour and it is ready to go over pasta.
• Enjoy.

Steps:

• Saute onion and pepper in oil until soft. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, spices and brown sugar. Adjust seasoning and sugar to taste. Simmer on low for 1-2 hours.
• Add chopped fresh basil just before serving.