One of the quickest and easiest meals you can serve your family is pasta with a simple sauce. I have several pasta sauces on my site already, but when I saw this recipe for ultimate quick and easy pasta sauce in an old cookbook that I have, I knew it would be perfect for a cooking through my collection recipe.
This recipe comes from The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook
, which is an older cookbook that I love. Well, okay this really is not that old of a cookbook unless the year 2000 is old, but it is a cookbook I have had for awhile, so it is old compared to many of my cookbooks.
I have several Cooking Light Cookbooks. I love them and have used them a lot over the years. They are full of pretty simple, yet healthy recipes.
This recipe for the ultimate quick and easy pasta sauce is just that, it is simple and healthy. It also contains everyday ingredients. And if you are used to the jars of store bought pasta sauce, I encourage you to try a homemade version. You many never go back to the jars of sauce again.
And sorry for the poor pictures. My family was waiting for dinner as I took these photos, and something about the light that day made it almost impossible to get a decent picture. Well, I could have played around with it more and dinner could have been late, but I went with the less than perfect photos and fed my family. Just keeping it real.
Ultimate Quick and Easy Pasta Sauce
Skip the jar of sauce and make it at home.
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian Seasoning
- 2-14.5 ounce cans diced tomatoes
Instructions
- Heat oil in saucepan and add onion. Cook over medium low until onion is is tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds more.
- Stir tomatoes, wine, sugar, basil, tomato paste, and italian seasoning.
- Bring to a boil and then reduces heat to a medium low.
- Cook uncovered about 15-20 minutes.
- Serve over cooked pasta.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 52Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 72mgCarbohydrates: 8gFiber: 2gSugar: 5gProtein: 1g
Nutritional values are approximate and aren't always accurate.
Would this recipe work if you added a pound of lean hamburger or ground turkey? I’m loving how simple this recipe is, but we’re big fans of meaty pasta sauce. 🙂
Yes, I think you could easily add meat to this and it would be great.
I like the idea of “Cooking Through My Collection!” I have several cookbooks that do nothing except sit on my shelf. I love to look at cookbooks…but very rarely go back and actually use many, if any of the recipes. Somehow, the recipes I find at yours site & others are always more appealing! Think I have the “greener grass” or in this case, the online recipe syndrome!
Do you think it would be noticeable to omit the red wine? We are a “dry” household.
Do you use red wine vinegar? I have used broth with a dash or two of wine vinegar in other recipes and it works great, so I think that would work here as well. The wine gives it an extra depth of flavor, but I do think you could leave it out and it would still be good. This is another homemade sauce on my site that does not have wine in it. I hoep that helps. https://www.lynnskitchenadventures.com/2008/12/easy-pasta-sauce.html
This looks very good. I have been looking for a homemade pasta sauce that is easy and doesn’t take forever to make!