Amazingly Simple Tomato Sauce

Name: Amazingly Simple Tomato Sauce
Total time: 75
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons olive oil; 0.5 cup minced onion; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce; 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste; 0.5 cup water; 2 tablespoons white sugar; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 1.5 teaspoons dried basil; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 0.5 teaspoon fennel seeds; 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe by Samantha Jones from allrecipes.com

1 Hr. 15 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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2 teaspoons olive oil
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0.5 cup minced onion
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2 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
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2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
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0.5 cup water

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2 tablespoons white sugar
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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1.5 teaspoons dried basil
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
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0.5 teaspoon fennel seeds
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0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large, heavy pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water into onion mixture until smooth; add sugar, parsley, basil, salt, Italian seasoning, fennel, and pepper. Stir well and bring to a simmer; reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.