Thick Tomato Sauce Recipes

THICK & CHUNKY TOMATO SAUCE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Add the oil, onion, and garlic into a medium pot and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Saute over medium heat for about 5 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes and increase heat to high-medium to bring to a low boil. When the mixture boils, reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 15 minutes, uncovered, until most of the water cooks off. Watch closely, reducing heat if necessary and stirring often.
• Add sun-dried tomatoes into a food processor along with a ladle of the tomato sauce. Process until mostly smooth. Stir this mixture back into the tomato sauce in the pot.
• Stir in the minced basil, oregano, salt, and pepper, and optional red pepper flakes to taste. Continue cooking until thickened to your liking and then remove from heat.
• Serve sauce over a bed of pasta noodles, zucchini noodles, or spaghetti squash noodles.

ROASTED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400F
• Cut up the tomatoes into large chunks. Cut very large tomatoes into quarters and smaller ones into halves. Add them to two large roasting pans.
• Cut the onion into thick wedges. Slice the garlic, and dice up the chilis. Add all three to the roasting pans.
• Drizzle the vegetables with balsamic vineger, olive oil, and honey. Toss all the vegetables together to coat.
• Roast for about 30-35 minutes. The edges of the vegetables should be caramelizing, and everything should be bubbling.
• Remove from the oven and add all the vegetables to a deep bowl or a pot. Add the basil to the vegetables, and blend with an immersion blender. (Or blend in a standard blender) Add some water as needed to thin the sauce while blending. Don't add too much our the sauce won't be as thick and delicious. Season to taste. If canning, heat the sauce up to bubbling again before transferring to jars.This sauce can also be frozen for up to 4 months.

CPK THICK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the garlic in the olive oil in a nonstick pan, over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes, until the garlic's just starting to be translucent.
• Add the remainder of the ingredients except for the tomato paste, reduce heat slightly and cook, stirring frequently, until the tomato juices evaporate (about 10 minutes).
• Remove from heat and stir in tomato paste.

THICK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet, add onion and garlic and cook over medium low heat, stirring, until the onion is soft but not brown. Add remaining ingredients including liquid from the tomatoes.
• Adjust heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce is very thick and no longer liquid, about 30 minutes. Stir sauce from time to time to prevent sticking.

CHUNKY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 1 ounce diced salami and 4 minced garlic cloves in a skillet with 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat, 1 minute. Drain a 28-ounce can plum tomatoes (reserve the juice); crush into the skillet and cook 5 minutes. Add the tomato juice, 6 basil leaves and a pinch each of sugar, salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup water and simmer until thick. Toss with 12 ounces cooked fusilli. Top with grated parmesan and basil.

QUICK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and let sit for about 20 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
• Cook's Note: Sauce can be made ahead of time and kept covered in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.

COUSCOUS WITH THICK TOMATO VEGETABLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in hot oil in a nonstick skillet until onions soften and begin to brown.
• Add peppers, carrots and mushrooms and continue cooking over medium heat for 15 minutes.
• Add tomato puree, oregano, basil and water and cook over low heat for about 15 minutes longer, until flavors are well blended.
• Meanwhile, cook couscous, following directions on package. To serve, pour the sauce over the couscous.

THICK & CHUNKY TOMATO SAUCE WITH VEGGIES (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large deep heavy bottom pot over medium high heat.
• Add next 7 ingredients and saute till almost tender about 10 minutes stirring frequently.
• Transfer to a large crock pot add tomatoes, dried seasoning, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Cook for 5-6 hours on high stirring ever so often.
• If it starts to stick to bottom turn to low or finish by adding the fresh herbs.
• If you`re not around to stir cook on low till desired thickness.

HOMEMADE TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare a large bowl of ice water.
• Plunge whole tomatoes in boiling water until skin starts to peel, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in ice bath. Let rest until cool enough to handle, then remove peels and squeeze out seeds.
• Chop 8 tomatoes and puree them in a blender or food processor until smooth. Chop remaining 2 tomatoes and set aside.
• Heat butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper, carrot, and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Pour in pureed tomatoes, then stir in chopped tomatoes, wine, basil, and Italian seasoning. Place celery stalks and bay leaf in the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 2 hours.
• Stir in tomato paste; simmer for an additional 2 hours. Discard celery and bay leaf and serve.

ZESTY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Toss tomatoes, butter, garlic, and thyme together in a bowl; pour onto prepared baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until tomatoes are slightly charred and have reduced in size, about 1 hour.
• Transfer tomato mixture to a blender; add black pepper and kosher salt. Blend until smooth.