I’m not Italian; never claimed to be. So this isn’t Papa Antonio’s secret sauce; you can find yummy marinara recipes elsewhere. This is so you can make a clean, preservative-free, easy sauce you can use on whole wheat pasta or atop a spinach salad (which I now commonly use instead of pasta); double the recipe and freeze it to save time later if you like.
6 large organic tomatoes, chopped
1/2 white onion diced
6 small mushrooms, sliced
1 Tbsp dried Basil or even better 6 fresh basil leaves chopped
1 tsp garlic minced (more if you’re into it or have a vampire infestation)
3 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp crushed red pepper (optional, but A MUST)
a pinch of salt and pepper
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saute onions and garlic in 1 Tbsp of olive oil x ~3 min
add tomatoes and remaining olive oil and slowly cook on med-low heat, stirring occasionally ~ 5-7 until saucy
add mushrooms, basil, crush red pepper and simmer on low heat for ~ 5-10 min
Benissimo!