Marinara Sauce

This sauce is so easy to make, and it really comes out nice. The recipe came from Closet Cooking, a great food blog. My SIL gave me some awesome kalamata olives for Christmas. They really made the sauce. Use good olives and you won't regret it.


We baked the sauce along with some sliced fresh mozzarella until the cheese was a little browned and served with toasted baguettes.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
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Ingredients:

• 1 T olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup kalamata olives, pitted and chopped
• 1/2 t Italian herb blend
• 1 bay leaf
• handful fresh basil, chopped

1. Heat the oil over medium high heat in a pan.

2. Add the onion and sauté until translucent, 5-7 minutes.

3. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.

4. Deglaze the pan with the wine.

5. Add tomatoes, olives, bay leaf, Italian herbs. Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and simmer for 30 minutes, letting the sauce thicken.

6. Remove from heat.

7. Remove the bay leafs and let cool slightly.

8. Place into blender and purée until the desired thickness is achieved. Be VERY careful putting hot liquid into a blender. If you have an immersion blender, use it instead.