Crock Pot Marinara Sauce

By mnhenselen

Ingredients

• 2 cans Peeled Tomatoes or Diced Tomatoes (28 oz each)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• Fresh or Dried Basil Leaves
• Salt
• Pepper
• 4-6 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup diced onion
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano (or fresh if you prefer)
• 1/2 cup diced green pepper
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup diced carrots
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1 bay leaf

Details

Servings 15
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 16mins
Adapted from myfrugaladventures.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes or diced tomatoes to a crock pot.

If you use whole peeled try to mush them up a bit with your hands.

Add 2 tablespoons tomato paste

Add 4 to 6 cloves of minced garlic (according to your taste)

Add onion, celery, carrots and green pepper

Mix in red pepper flakes, one bay leaf and oregano

Roughly chop or tear fresh basil leaves and season well with salt and pepper

Let simmer on low for about 6 hours

Discard the bay leaf

Remove sauce from heat and add to a food processor until you get the consistency you like

Serve immediately or pop in the freezer