5 Minute Tomato Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Empty peeled plum tomatoes into a bowl and break them up with your hands or a spoon.
• Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add the chopped garlic. Gently fry ingredients together.
• Add the peeled plum tomatoes to the saucepan. Simmer on low to medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Season the sauce with salt. Add the torn basil leaves at the very end.

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over the tomatoes to cover, leave for 1 min, then drain and slip off the skins. Quarter and seed the tomatoes, then chop the flesh.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the spaghetti and give it a stir. Boil for the timing given on the pack.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan, add the bacon and fry until starting to crisp up. Add the garlic, tomatoes, the rest of the oil and pepper and salt, if using. Heat through for 1-2 mins until just simmering.
• Drain the spaghetti and add to the pan, tossing in the sauce until lightly coated. Divide between two warm soup plates, crumble over the cheese and scatter over the herbs. Serve with crusty bread and a glass of red wine.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter with oil over medium heat. Add onions, cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, zucchini, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until zucchini is tender and sauce reaches desired consistency, 50-60 minutes. Serve with pasta.

Steps:

• Combine the tomatoes, their juices, the butter and the onion halves in a saucepan. Add a pinch or two of salt.
• Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally, mashing any large pieces of tomato with a spoon. Add salt as needed.
• Discard the onion before tossing the sauce with pasta. This recipe makes enough sauce for a pound of pasta.

Steps:

• In a stockpot, heat up olive oil and lightly brown garlic and onion. (and red pepper flakes, if using them).
• Add tomato sauce, salt, basil and parsley.
• If using plum tomatoes, in stockpot, puree whole tomatoes with hand blender.
• Simmer sauce for 5 minutes.
• Cook noodles according to pkg.
• Spoon sauce over noodles and serve with a fresh salad and bread.

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and garlic in a cold saucepan.
• Stir while you heat the mixture over medium-high heat, saute just 45 seconds or so until everything is fragrant - you don't want the garlic to brown.
• Stir in the tomatoes and heat to a gentle simmer, this takes just a couple minutes.
• Remove from heat and carefully take a taste (you don't want to burn your tongue) -- If the sauce needs more salt add it now.
• Stir in the lemon zest, and that's it! Simple, quick, and delicious.