Homemade Marinara Recipe – Quick and Easy Weeknight Meals

What if I told you an Italian man gave me his mother’s a Homemade Marinara Recipe? Excited yet? I tweaked the recipe a bit, but not much. It just needed a tad bit more garlic and maybe a little more herbs.

Spaghetti has been a staple in our home for well over a decade now. I usually make vegetarian marinara.  

I’ve tested it against men who refuse to eat a meal without meat, and they end up praising this dish, saying they didn’t even miss the meat! However, feel free to add some ground beef, or chicken, whatever you like to this recipe.

We’re not exactly vegetarians around here, but I’ve always prefered spaghetti without meat. Not to mention meat is expensive, and we need a few meals without it for budget purposes!

If you’d like to have meat in your spaghetti, you can check out my lovely meatball recipe. This recipe will teach you how to cook meatballs for spaghetti!

Homemade Marinara Recipe

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Homemade Marinara Recipe

This is a great weeknight recipe. It’s easy and delicious!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: dinner recipes, vegetarian recipes

Servings: 4 people

Author: Kristi @HomesteadWishing

Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 onion – yellow (no sweet) or white diced
• 3-4 cloves of garlic minced
• 28 oz diced tomatoes or 3.5 cups of fresh diced tomatoes
• 28 oz tomato sauce or 3.5 cups of fresh tomato sauce
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1/2 tsp fresh or dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried rosemary
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1-2 tsp of red cooking wine

Instructions

Directions:

• If you are cooking pasta with your marinara, get your water boiling now.
• Saute onion, and garlic in olive oil until soft and fragrant.
• Add tomatoes, and herbs and spices.
• Bring to boil.
• Add red wine.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Serve with delicious pasta!

Make sure you check out my “How to Make Meatballs for Spaghetti” Recipe! Check out 50 Things To Make With Pasta Sauce for more inspiration!

I hope you enjoy this recipe! Feel free to print it out.

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