Spaghetti With Simple Marinara Sauce Food

SPAGHETTI WITH SIMPLE MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the peeled tomatoes and mash them with a potato masher. If you don't like your sauce chunky, you can blend the tomatoes in the blender until smooth. Reserve.
• In a large skittlet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat and sauté the garlic for a couple of minutes. Be careful not to brown it.
• Add the tomatoes and the basil and stir. Once it boils, turn the heat down to low and let it simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
• While the sauce is simmering, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water, according to package instructions.
• After the sauce has been simmering for 15 minutes, season with salt and pepper and taste to see if needs sugar. If it's too acidic, add a pinch of sugar.
• To serve, just toss the pasta with the sauce to coat and decorate with some basil leaves. Don't forget the Parmigiano Reggiano on the side, to please the cheese lovers like me!

SPAGHETTI WITH SPICY SCALLOP MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until the garlic softens, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, parmesan rind, 1/2 cup water and half of the basil. Bring the sauce to a boil, then stir and reduce the heat to medium low; simmer 15 minutes. Season with salt.
• Increase the heat under the sauce to medium high, add the scallops and cook, stirring occasionally, until opaque, about 5 minutes. Remove the parmesan rind, add the remaining basil and season with salt and more red pepper flakes.
• Drain the pasta and add to the skillet with the sauce; toss. Divide the pasta among bowls, drizzle with olive oil and top with more basil.

MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute the onions, but do not let them brown.
• To the saucepan, add the liquid drained from the diced tomatoes. Add the basil, Italian seasonings, sugar (or sugar substitute) and crushed red peppers. Simmer liquid and spices for about 30 minutes or until liquid is reduced by half.
• Add the diced tomatoes and crushed tomatoes and cook just until heated, about 1 minute.
• If you prefer, you can used whole tomatoes and dice them, saving any tomato liquid for Step 2.

SPAGHETTI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Peel and chop the onion to measure 1/2 cup. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut the bell pepper in half lengthwise, and cut out seeds and membrane. Chop enough bell pepper to measure 1/4 cup. Wrap any remaining bell pepper with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the oil over medium heat 1 to 2 minutes. Add the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomatoes with their liquid, tomato sauce, basil, oregano, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the fennel seed and pepper. Heat to boiling over high heat. Once mixture is boiling, reduce heat just enough so mixture bubbles gently and does not spatter.
• Cover with lid; cook 35 minutes, stirring about every 10 minutes to make sure mixture is just bubbling gently and to prevent sticking. Lower the heat if the sauce is bubbling too fast.
• After the sauce has been cooking about 20 minutes, fill a 4-quart Dutch oven about half full of water. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt if desired. Cover with lid; heat over high heat until the water is boiling rapidly. Add the spaghetti. Heat to boiling again. Boil uncovered 8 to 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender but not mushy.
• Place a strainer or colander in the sink. Pour the spaghetti in the strainer to drain. Serve with the tomato sauce.

EASY MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, sauté garlic and onion in olive oil until onion is tender.
• Stir all remaining ingredients in with onion mixture; heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Carefully puree hot sauce in in a food processor or blender; serve hot over cooked pasta and top with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese.

CHICKEN & PASTA WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In large, heavy skillet, heat the oil over medium heat until it is hot but not smoking.
• Add the garlic and onions; sauté until golden-- about 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add spices and chicken chunks; cook through--about 10 minutes.
• Add stewed Italian style tomatoes to chicken/Marinara sauce.
• Simmer while cooking pasta according to package directions.
• Toss Marinara sauce gently with cooked pasta; serve immediately, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

SPAGHETTI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente.
• While spaghetti is boiling, reheat tomato sauce in a 12-inch skillet over low heat until hot.
• Drain pasta and add to skillet. Toss to coat, then serve with cheese.

SPAGHETTI MARINARA

Steps:

• Combine the olive oil and garlic in a large skillet. Cook over medium heat until the garlic is golden around the edges, about 3 minutes. Add the onion, oregano and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the onion is soft but not browned, about 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes and their juices and 1/2 cup water; continue cooking until the sauce is slightly reduced, about 20 minutes. Stir in the basil and season with salt. Keep warm over low heat.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain.
• Add the pasta to the sauce along with the butter and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water. Increase the heat to medium and toss to coat, adding the remaining cooking water as needed to loosen the sauce. Transfer the pasta to bowls and drizzle with olive oil.

QUICK AND EASY SPAGHETTI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook according to package directions and then drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, puree the tomatoes with their juice in a blender with the garlic cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, and a few grinds of pepper.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Careful of it splashing, pour the tomato puree into the hot oil and cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and toss until coated. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with grated Parmesan.

SPAGHETTI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, sugar, parsley, garlic powder, salt, oregano, basil, and ground black pepper. Add capers and crushed red pepper if desired. Cover. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer, with cover, for 45 to 60 minutes.
• As simmering time nears, in a large pot with boiling salted water cook spaghetti until al dente.
• Toss spaghetti with cooked sauce. Serve warm.

MARINARA SAUCE / SPAGHETTI SAUCE VIA BARI, ITALY

Steps:

• In a 4 quart pot heat olive oil on medium heat and add THINLY sliced fresh garlic. Sauté until garlic becomes very lightly golden on edges. If garlic burns, discard and start again as this definitely affects the taste in a negative way.
• Add can of crushed tomatoes. Tomatoes should be slightly chunky and not a puree. Turn heat up just a bit until mixture starts to bubble up, but not boil.
• Place dried oregano in palm of one hand and use other to crush it over the pot. Add in salt and pepper and stir.
• Lower heat to medium-low and cover pot, simmering for 20 minutes. Check occasionally to stir. Enjoy immediately.

PASTA WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook garlic in oil over medium heat for 3 minutes or until golden. Add the tomatoes, parsley, onion, bay leaves, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Add basil. Serve over pasta.