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Easy Chunky Tomato Sauce

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 6 cups

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped (3 cups)
3 garlic cloves, chopped (about 1 tablespoon)
Coarse salt and fresh ground pepper
2 cans (28 ounces each) diced tomatoes
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or Italian seasoning

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.

    Step 2

    Add the tomatoes with their juice and the thyme; simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has thickened, 20 to 25 minutes. The sauce can be frozen for up to 2 months.

Reprinted with permission from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Copyright © 2007 by Martha Stewart Living Magazine. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors. Martha Stewart is the author of dozens of best-selling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the successful daily syndicated television show.
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