Easy and quick tomato sauce takes minutes, but tastes like it simmered all day!
Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Keyword fast homemade tomato sauce, fast tomato sauce
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 1.5quarts
Calories 520kcal
Author Lauren
Ingredients
¼cupextra virgin olive oil
1large yellow onionfinely diced
4clovesgarlicminced
1teaspoonkosher salt
¾cupwhite wine
229-ounce canstomato saucesubstitute San Marzano, crushed or puréed tomatoes
⅓cuptomato pasteabout ½ of a 3-ounce can
1 ½tablespoonsItalian seasoning
¼teaspoonblack pepper
Instructions
In a large heavy bottom pot or a large deep-sided pan, heat the olive oil on medium heat. Sauté onions until translucent. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Stir in white wine and let reduce for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the ⅓ cup tomato paste, 1 ½ tablespoons Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Stir to incorporate tomato paste and spices, the mixture should be thick.
Stir the tomato sauce into the pan, incorporating the sauce with the paste and spices completely. Cook while stirring until the mixture starts to bubble. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve immediately or let cool and transfer to storage containers for later use!
Notes
Substitute 1 can of tomato sauce for crushed, diced, or hand crushed san marzano tomatoes (with the juice) for a more textured sauce.