{"id":5454,"date":"2025-08-08T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=5454"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T14:39:14","slug":"homemade-italian-tomato-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/homemade-italian-tomato-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce is a fresh and vibrant recipe that\u2019s incredibly easy to make. With a base of sweet carrots, savory onion, and fresh herbs, it\u2019s a versatile sauce that\u2019s perfect for pasta, pizza, or as a dipping sauce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient Quantity<\/p>\n<p>Crushed tomatoes 1 (28 oz) can<\/p>\n<p>Medium white onion, diced \u00bd<\/p>\n<p>Medium carrots, peeled and finely diced 2<\/p>\n<p>Medium garlic cloves, crushed 4<\/p>\n<p>Sugar 1 tablespoon<\/p>\n<p>Extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons<\/p>\n<p>Fresh basil, finely chopped 2 tablespoons<\/p>\n<p>Italian parsley, finely chopped \u00bc cup<\/p>\n<p>Kosher salt 1 teaspoon<\/p>\n<p>Black pepper 1 teaspoon<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>Saut\u00e9 Vegetables: Heat the 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a medium saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the 2 finely diced carrots, \u00bd diced onion, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper. Saut\u00e9 until the onions are translucent and the carrots have softened. Add the 4 crushed garlic cloves and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the garlic is lightly browned and fragrant.<\/p>\n<p>Simmer the Sauce: Increase the heat to high. Carefully pour the 1 (28 ounce) can of crushed tomatoes into the pot. Stir in the 2 tablespoons fresh basil. Bring the sauce to a full simmer, stirring often. Stir in the 1 tablespoon sugar and reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Continue to cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly.<\/p>\n<p>Finish &amp; Serve: Stir in the \u00bc cup Italian parsley and let the sauce simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and taste the sauce, adjusting the salt as needed.<\/p>\n<p>This delicious tomato sauce is ready to be served over your favorite pasta, or used in any of your favorite Italian dishes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce is a fresh and vibrant recipe that\u2019s incredibly easy to make. With a base of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"This Homemade Italian Tomato Sauce is a fresh and vibrant recipe that\u2019s incredibly easy to make. With a base of sweet carrots, savory onion, and fresh herbs, it"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5454"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5456,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5454\/revisions\/5456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}