- 3-4 cans of crushed tomatoes (28 oz)
- 4 cloves of garlic minced (or 3 tsp pre minced in a jar)
- 3- 5 Tbsp dried basil
- 1- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp sugar (optional; be sure to read the notes I have left after the picture)
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan or similar Italian cheeses (Romano, Mozzarella)
What to do;
- In a 5 qt. pot, over medium heat, add your minced garlic. Heat for a minute or two (making sure not to burn it)
- Add the crushed tomatoes, black pepper, basil (and sugar). Stir often and bring to a low boil
- After you've reached a low boil, reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 2- 3 hours (leave your pot uncovered for the first half of your simmer time, then cover the second half)
- Stir the cheese in and simmer for an additional 5 minutes
Notes**
- My mom doesn't like the sweeter sauce so I leave out the sugar and only add it to certain dishes, but if you know your whole 'feeding' crowd likes/ will like sweeter sauce, give the full Tbsp a whirl
- I split my sauce between 3- 4 dishes (as it is the equivalent to 4- 5 jars of sauce). I freeze all but the one dish serving's worth of sauce, so I don't add the meat (hamburger, turkey, chicken) or veggies (peppers (green, yellow, red), mushrooms, onions.
