Quick Tomato Pasta Sauce

Name: Quick Tomato Pasta Sauce
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 cups

A simple and delicious pasta sauce that comes together in less than 30 minutes.

Tomato sauce served over spaghetti noodles.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Makes: 2 cups
Nutrition Facts: View label

Ingredients

2 teaspoons vegetable oil

2 cloves garlic minced or ½ teaspoon garlic powder

1 can (14.5 ounces) diced or crushed tomatoes

¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper

1 Tablespoon lemon juice (optional)

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Directions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
In a medium saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. (If using garlic powder, omit oil and skip this step).
Add tomatoes, lemon juice, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes, if desired. Cook until heated through, stirring occasionally. For a thicker sauce, cook an extra 10 to 20 minutes to allow more of the liquid to evaporate.
Serve over pasta, or use in any recipe that calls for pasta sauce.
Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Notes

Try adding 1 teaspoon dried oregano, basil, or Italian seasoning.
Try with Baked Spaghetti Squash.

Featured in a Food Hero Monthly

Comments

Submitted by tierrabonita on Fri, 08/07/2015 - 15:16

WOW!!! This is for sure one of my fav Food Hero recipes because it tastes amazing (my family continues to say its a better sauce than anything from a jar/can) and it saves money and is soooooo quick!! Try it!! I have not ever used the lemon juice called for. And i have used it as a pasta sauce with noodles, but also used it when a recipe calls for tomato sauce. I always keep canned tomatoes in my pantry (stocking up when they are on sale) and boxed pasta so this recipe gets used a lot when I am in a hurry and need a quick dinner idea.