5 Minute Homemade Marinara Sauce, Large Family Style

1/3 olive oil
9 cloves garlic crushed
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
16-oz. can tomato paste (You can leave this out.)
104-ounce can Don Pepino Ground Tomatoes
2 14.5 oz. cans diced tomatoes
Salt and pepper, tt
1 Tablespoon Italian dried seasoning
1/4 cup dried parsley flakes, optional

Add the olive oil to a medium sized saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and crushed pepper. When the pepper snaps and the garlic sizzles, add the tomato paste, cook for a minute, then stir in the crushed tomatoes. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Cook for five minutes and stir in parsley.

To this basic Marinara sauce you can add cooked ground beef, onions, sweet peppers, mushrooms or whatever you like to make a sauce for spaghetti 

Italian Marinara Sauce, Large Family Style

1/4 cup olive oil
2 TBSP minced garlic
4-6 cups chopped veggies (green onions, mushrooms, and green bell peppers)
1 cup red wine, cabernet or merlot
210 oz tomato sauce ( I used 2-105 oz cans)
2-28 cans crushed tomatoes
2-28 cans tomato puree
4 cans of water--use the 28oz size cans for this
90 oz tomato sauce
8 oz. Tomato paste
2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon basil
1 tea. dried basil (or 4 fresh leaves)
1/4 cup garlic powder
2 tablespoons sugar


In a large stockpot heat the pan on med heat. When the pan is hot add the olive oil and the garlic and chopped vegetables quickly.  Don't let the garlic burn. Next add the wine.  Let simmer for 5 minutes and add the tomatoes, water and paste. Stir to combine and add all the rest of the ingredients. Turn the temp to med/low and cover partially and let simmer.