Marinara Sauce
makes 2 qts, time: 5 min hands-on, 1 hr cooking
Ingredients
2 (32oz) cans organic crushed tomatoes (I actually used 1 crushed and 1 diced tomatoes for a chunkier sauce)
2 cloves garlic, whole
1 medium onion (vidalia or white), peeled and left whole
2 stalks celery, cut in half
2 carrots, peeled & cut in half
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly cracked pepper
2 dried bay leaves
2-3 tbsp butter
5 fresh basil leaves, torn
Directions
In a large pot, add tomatoes, garlic, onion, celery, carrots, salt, pepper, & bay leaves. Simmer uncovered over low heat until sauce thickens (about 1 hr). Remove & discard bay leaves, onion, celery, carrots, & garlic. Turn off heat, add butter and basil leaves.
*Re-use a washed pasta sauce jar to store extra sauce in fridge for up to a week, or freeze in a Ziploc freezer bag for up to 3 mos.
*Re-warm sauce in a pot over medium heat
Pizza Burgers
Serves 6-8, time: 20min total
Ingredients
1 large egg
2 cups Homemade Marinara Sauce, divided
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 cloves minced garlic
2 lbs ground beef (I cut recipe, used 1.25 lbs)
1 tbsp EVOO
1 cup mozzarella cheese (I used Rice cheese, mozzarella flavor)
6-8 rolls (optional, we served ours bun-less)
Preheat Grill, oil w/ EVOO once heated.
Beat egg, & 1/4 cup Marinara sauce in a large bowl. Stir in bread crumbs, oregano, dried basil, & garlic. Add beef, and mix well (with hands, get dirty). Shape into 6-8 patties. Grill burgers for 10-13 minutes, flipping halfway through.
Heat remaining Marinara sauce. Top burgers with Marinara, then cheese.
*Serve with a side caesar salad, and enjoy!!
I hope you enjoy these two super easy, kid-friendly recipes. You'll never go back to store-bought sauce again!! Thanks, Giada!!
sound SUPER yummy! i will have to try making both!
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