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Fresh Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce
Recipe by:
MINDIM
Fresh tomatoes, basil, onion and garlic simmer for two hours for an authentic Italian-style pasta sauce. The fresh flavours make it all worthwhile!
Ready in 2 hours 20 mins
Saved by 64 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 3.5kg (8 lb) tomatoes, seeded and diced
- large handful chopped fresh basil
- 1 large onion, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 100ml (4 fl oz) olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Preparation method
Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 2 hours1.
In large saucepan, cook tomatoes and basil over medium-low heat until tomatoes are soft.
2.
Meanwhile, in medium frying pan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until onions are translucent.
3.
Add onion mixture to tomato mixture and add salt and pepper. Let simmer on low heat for 2 hours or until thick.
Note:
Homemade pasta sauce is worth the effort - especially when it freezes so easily. Just freeze in meal-size portions in resealable plastic freezer bags, or in plastic tubs.
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Last updated:
14 Mar 2013
Reviews & comments
Used different ingredients.
Delicious recipe! Husband brought home baskets of tomatoes & had to use them quickly before they went bad. First time trying this recipe & was very pleased. The only thing I did differently was add a little sugar to tone down the tartness & I added Oregano, fresh Rosemary, Marjoram, Thyme & sea salt. Very flavourful & chunky texture!
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15 Sep 2008
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KMATISHAK
Something else.
This was a simple and tasty recipe. I made much less sauce, using these proportions: 3.5 big fresh tomatoes, diced and not seeded, cooked w/ 1 hot chilli and 4 tbsp of basil. 1 red onion w/ 3 cloves of garlic in olive oil. Slowly, while the sauce was simmering, I kept adding more chopped basil. Took about 2 hours and was fantastic.
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15 Sep 2008
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STELLA M. PATON
Took shortcuts.
I too added a bit more basil and used tinned tomatoes instead. Very yummy!
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15 Sep 2008
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MELISSA_B
Easy
It look a long time, but it was worth it. Seeding so many tomatoes is no quick task! It tastes like sauce that you get in good italian restaurants--very light but full of tomato and garlic flavour. It makes a TONNE, something like 8-10 servings, but that's good because my husband can take it to work for lunch. I highly recommend you try it!
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MONARCH38
Easy
I've made this at least three times this summer with all the garden tomatoes and it gets better every time! Used fresh basil and lots of it and also kept seeds in and skins on. Very chunky and flavourful...especially with a little extra garlic! Will continue to make over and over!
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JAYNEL
Nutrition
- Calories 330.2 kcal
- Calories from Fat 185 kcal
- Fat 20.6 g
- Saturated Fat 2.8 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 69.2 mg
- Potassium 1733.2 mg
- Carbohydrates 37.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 8.9 g
- Protein 6.9 g
- Vitamin A 1294.3 mcg
- Vitamin C 139.4 mg
- Calcium 48.2 mg
- Iron 3.6 mg
- Niacin Equivalents 5.5 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.6 mg
- Magnesium 87.5 mg
- Folate 84.5 mcg