Easy Marinara Sauce with Rosemary
This easy Marinara Sauce with Rosemary has a deep, rich tomato flavour with unmistakable aromatic undertones of rosemary. With only six store-cupboard ingredients (plus oil & seasoning) it can be thrown together quickly and easily. It can even be cooked in a slow cooker!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 60kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion , chopped finely
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 720mls | 3 cups canned crushed tomatoes (if you don't have crushed tomatoes then blitz chopped or whole tin tomatoes in a blender or with a stick blender)
- 1½ teaspoons dried rosemary (you may sub for fresh if you have some)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
Instructions
In a slow cooker
- Add all ingredients (except oil) to slow cooker. If your slow cooker runs quite hot and tends to dry things out a bit add half a cup of water to the ingredients.
- Cook on low for 5 - 6 hours.
- Just before serving blitz with a stick blender or in a blender until smooth.
In a pan
- Heat the oil over a medium heat.
- Add the onion and sauté until the onion is just starting to colour.
- Add the garlic and rosemary and cook for another minute or two.
- Add the tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, sugar and seasoning.
- Cook on medium until just starting to bubble, then turn down to low.
- Simmer gently for anything from 20 minutes to an hour depending on how much time you have.
- Just before serving blitz with a stick blender or blender until smooth.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2.3g | Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 718mg | Fiber: 2.7g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 18.2mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.8mg