Marinara Sauce
 
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 4 cups
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup of olive oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, peeled and finely chopped
  • 32 ounces of plain strained tomatoes
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
  • salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. In a large casserole pot, heat the olive oil over medium high heat.
  2. Then add the onion and garlic and saute until the onion is translucent.
  3. Then add the celery, carrots and season with salt and pepper and Italian seasoning.
  4. Saute the vegetables for about 10 minutes, until tender.
  5. Add the strained tomatoes and bay leaf.
  6. Simmer sauce uncovered in low heat for about 1 hour or until sauce has thickened.
  7. Then remove the bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.
Notes
We didn't want a chunky sauce so we pureed it using a blender. You can also use a handheld blender if it's easier.

Giada didn't use any Italian seasoning, but we added it in ours and it was great!
Recipe by sprinkles and sauce at https://sprinklesandsauce.com/marinara-sauce/