Easy Marinara Sauce

There’s never a reason to buy jarred sauce when homemade is so easy.

Ingredients

• 1 28 oz. can of tomato sauce
• 1 28 oz. can of crushed tomatoes
• Olive oil
• Chopped garlic, to taste
• 1 small vidalia onion, diced
• Red wine
• Basil
• Parmesan cheese, to taste
• Bay leaf
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

• Heat a heavy bottomed pot on medium and add a generous helping of olive oil.
• Add the diced onion and saute until translucent.
• Add the garlic, saute until fragrant.
• Salt and pepper.
• Add a splash of red wine and allow to boil away.
• Add both cans of tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
• Add salt, pepper and bay leaf.
• Allow to simmer for at least 30 minutes.
• Right before taking off stove to serve, remove bay leaf, add parmesan cheese and basil.