Marinara Sauce a la Seaton
If there is one thing you can save money on and cut back on the processed ingredients, it’s marinara sauce. It’s simple, easy and adaptable to your taste. I never use a recipe when making my sauce, it’s my creative escape. I finally wrote it down and made it work for you, hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
Marinara Sauce a la Seaton
Author/Source:
Kelly @ Onceamonthmom.com
Ingredients:
- 5.5 cups diced tomatoes, organic canned
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 tablespoons garlic, diced
- 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 Tablespoon dried rosemary
- 1 Tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 Tablespoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions:
1) Place all ingredients into crock pot, and cook on low and uncovered, for 8 hours.
2) Once finished, blend until smooth with an immersion blender. Or place small batches into a regular blender and blend until smooth.
3) Place into a bowl and set aside until use.
Freezing Directions:
After cooking, let cool and place in freezer ready containers or a plastic bag, let the air out, and freeze until ready. To serve, simply re-heat on the stovetop for use with your favorite Italian dishes.
Servings: 6 Cups
This Post will be linked at:
- Cooking Thursday at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom
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- Recipe Swap Thursday at Prairie Story
- It’s a Keeper Thursday at It’s a Keeper
Mmmmm homemade sauce is the best. The hubs makes ours all the time, but we’ve never tried it in the crock pot. Great idea – thanks :)
Leila – I usually do it in a stock pot all day, but the crock works just the same overnight! Having the lid off is key though, so it doesn’t get too watery.
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I have about 30 garden tomatoes I need to preserve and was thinking I would make sauce with them. If I used them in place of the canned diced tomatoes, should I skin and seed them first?
Most definitely Doreen!! It’s exactly what I do when I have them in season. This posted when tomatoes weren’t in their peak so I had to be honest about where you could get your tomatoes. I just blanch them to get the skins off.
Our family loved this so much, I’ve featured the recipe link on our site’s “In the Kitchen” page.
Oh. My. Gosh. I will never buy spaghetti sauce again!!!! This is amazing!!!!
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This has now become a staple in our house. I make it once or twice a month & my teens beg for it. Thank you!
Do you drain the tomatoes or include all the liquid from the can? Thanks
use the whole can including liquid
what did I do wrong this was soooo spicy and I cut the crushed peppers in half? the ones I used was the Wal-Mart brand crushed red pepper flakes. Was this the wrong kind? Does any one know how to tone down the spice? I have tried adding another batch( with out the pepper), adding brown sugar, adding honey but still has a good kick to it. Any help will be grateful. Thank you
Clara i have no idea! I like spicy but have never found this to be so. Maybe add honey?
How long does the sauce keep for in the freezer?
I keep mine up to a year :)
I loved the flavor of the sauce, except for the crushed red pepper. I only put 1/2 teaspoon in and it was SMOKIN. Next time I make it, I will omit the red pepper.
Does anyone know if this would be any different using canned tomato sauce vs diced tomatoes?
Rachael, I’ve used both and it comes out delish!
thanks!
Ok, I doubled the recipe as I was trying to be economical with my time and was going to can the sauce for later meals but…IT WAS RIDICULOUSLY SPICY!! When I doubled I only put half a teaspoon of red pepper. My husband, who likes spice, said this was too spicy for him. I have put tomato juice in it and a can of paste hoping to tone it down. Big disappointment in this recipe.
Sorry to hear it was a disappointment. You can add some sugar to cut the spice.