Authentic Olive Garden Marinara Sauce | Versatile Tomato Base
This rich, flavorful Olive Garden-inspired marinara brings restaurant quality to your kitchen with perfectly balanced herbs and tomatoes for pasta, pizza, and beyond.
Servings 14
Calories 23kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic sliced into large slices
- 28 ounces canned tomato puree
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning blend
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large stainless-steel pot or Dutch oven (do not use cast iron, as the acidity of the tomatoes may make the sauce taste metallic) over medium heat.
- When the oil is hot, add the sliced garlic. Cook until the garlic becomes translucent and very fragrant. Remove the garlic from the pot.
- Add the tomato puree, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, dried basil, chili pepper flakes, salt, and ground black pepper to the pot and stir to combine. Lower the heat to a simmer and place a lid on the pot. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes.
- Taste the sauce. If it’s too acidic, add 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, taste it, and see if you need to add the remaining sugar.
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Olive Garden Marinara is rich, flavorful, and a great sauce for pasta, pizza, ravioli, spaghetti, meatballs, and breadsticks.
Recipe Tips
Please do not use cast iron to make marinara because the acidity of the tomatoes may make the sauce taste metallic.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 333mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 15IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 6mg | Iron: 0.2mg
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