# Easy Pasta Sauce

Easy Pasta Sauce that cooks in 10 minutes and is great with pasta, grilled sausages, and polenta.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced or put through a garlic press
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- 0.5 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 0.5 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 pat butter
- 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 0.25 cup water

## Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a pan until it shimmers. Sauté onions until softened, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.
2. Add basil, red pepper flakes, salt, sugar, and butter; stir and cook for 1 minute.
3. Add half a can of crushed tomatoes, scrape the pan, reduce heat, and add remaining tomatoes and water. Simmer for 10-60 minutes, stirring occasionally and adding more water if needed to adjust consistency

## Equipment

- pan

## Source

- Original video: https://cookfasteatwell.com/easy-pasta-sauce-recipe/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a2cbd00d-4a88-434e-9114-d093d1b6e4c3
- Extracted: 2025-01-26

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