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big pot marinara sauce - easy peasy

(1 rating)
Earthgirl77 avatar
Recipe by
val rollheiser
@Earthgirl77

This is so good I refuse to buy marinara or spaghetti sauce from the jar now. I make this and freeze the leftovers and we get about 5-6 meals from each batch. My husband likes to pour this over baked chicken breasts and tops with provolone cheese. Its very versatile.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For big pot marinara sauce - easy peasy

  • 9 lb
    tomatoes peeled, seeded, diced
  • 1 c
    onion, diced
  • 1 c
    carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 1/4 c
    celery, finely chopped
  • 1/4 c
    olive oil
  • 3 tsp
    garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp
    sugar
  • 2 md
    bay leaf
  • 1 tsp
    basil, dried
  • 1 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1 tsp
    marjoram, dried
  • as needed pinch
    salt and pepper

How To Make big pot marinara sauce - easy peasy

  • 1
    I make this during canning season so at this point I have already peeled seeded and chopped my tomatoes and they are cooking on med-low with the 2 bay leaves in large pot for about an hour to thicken them up. (I do leave some seeds in my marinara)In the winter I use 4 quarts of home canned tomatoes.
  • 2
    Chop up the onions, carrots and celery.
  • 3
    In a large skillet combine and cook onion, celery, and carrots in the olive oil until tender - about 20 minutes.
  • 4
    Add garlic and stir. Remove from heat.
  • 5
    Add celery, carrots and onion mixture to the pot of tomatoes. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove bay leaves.
  • 6
    I use a Immersion blender to puree the marinara right in the pot. We like ours with little veggies pieces but you could blend until smooth.
  • 7
    Add your oregano marjoram and basil to the pot and cook to your desired consistency.
  • 8
    Serve over hot pasta. This makes a big pot. I freeze the leftovers after the sauce has cooled. This recipe usually gets us 5 meals and we have a 4 people family.
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