Classic Marinara Sauce – No Oil

Tami Kramer Nutmeg Notebook

This simple Classic Marinara Sauce is a nice addition to a plant based kitchen menu. Go ahead and make a double batch and freeze some for future meals.

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Course Sauce

Cuisine Italian

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic minced or to taste
2 - 28 ounce cans *Crushed Tomatoes, no salt added
2 Tablespoons date paste
3 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
3 Tablespoons Tomato Paste
1 Teaspoon dried oregano
1 Tablespoon dried basil
1 Pinch red pepper flakes – optional

Instructions

In a dutch oven or large pot over medium high heat pour in a couple tablespoons of water and the minced garlic, saute just a minute or two , add more water to prevent sticking if needed – we don’t want to burn the garlic.
Add the rest of the ingredients and bring it to a boil, turn down the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring a couple times during the simmer.

Notes

* If you can’t find crushed tomatoes you can use canned whole tomatoes and break the tomatoes up with your hand as you put them in the pot.

Go ahead and make a double batch as it freezes beautifully.

If you can't find dates to make date paste you could substitute 1 tablespoon maple syrup for the date paste. I use date paste because it is a whole natural food and less proccessed than maple syrup.

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