I belong to several food bloggers groups on Facebook. One of the groups is doing a recipe swap! The basic idea is to pick a recipe from another blog and try it! Simple, yes?
Recently, the lovely Bernadette from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen, tried my Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers. Read her blog post about them… HERE!
I tried Bernadette’s Garlic Tomato Marinara Sauce! I did tweak it just a bit. The first thing was to cut the recipe in half. There are just two of us for dinner most nights now and we don’t need that much. Thankfully this recipe also freezes beautifully, so the leftovers went straight into a container for another dinner next month! I also used a bit more tomato paste for some added depth! In the summer when we have fresh tomatoes, I will be using this recipe again. It’s simple, easy and I love the tangy garlicky tomato aroma it gives off as it simmers on the stove! Delicious!
Garlic Tomato Marinara Sauce
1 TBLS olive oil
1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes
1 14.5 ounce can crushed tomatoes
3 TBLS tomato paste
1/2 cup onions, diced
1/3 cup garlic, diced
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 TBLS chopped fresh parsley
Heat the oil in a sauce pan over medium heat. Add onions and sauté just until they begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for another 1-2 minutes. Add all the remaining ingredients except parsley and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally. Ten minutes before the end of the cooking time, add the parsley. Cover again and finish simmering!
What did I do with this fabulous sauce? I made Pizza-dillas!
Who knows what I’ll do with it next month, but I see pasta in our future! Thanks Bernadette for a great new recipe!
XOXO,
Sara~
That sounds like so much fun! I love having sauce put up in the freezer.
I’ll save this to try with my put up tomatoes!
Pizzadillas! GENIUS! When’s dinner? :)
It was lunch!! LOL! Recipe coming in my next post! Yummmm!!
Thanks doll! I’m so glad you liked it :) I ALWAYS have sauce frozen to use when needed so that’s why I make so much. Next time I’ll use it on a pizza!
I loved it! Thank YOU for sharing! xoxo