Marinara Sauce

Sometimes I wish I was Italian...just for the food at all the family gatherings. I mean, SERIOUSLY, they know how to cook!  Plus, who doesn't like pasta, bread, and CARBS.
I could never go on one of those low carb diets.
NO bread!? Sounds like torture.
Anyways, now that I have shared my absolute love of the grains food group with you, I am going to post a recipe that is the complete opposite. I guess it could go with the pasta or could be used to dip fresh breadsticks in.

OH, I'm back to the bread again...

Moving on... I'm going to share a Marinara recipe with you.

This is a simple, easy to make sauce. You can quickly whip it together and serve it over pasta. And the best part is you can tell everyone that you made it! Everyone will oooHHH and AHHHHH and think that you're such an incredible chef. But in reality, it wasn't that hard.

So get ready to impress. Put away that Prego and Ragu!

Quick Marinara Sacue

Ingredients:
1 small onion, finely diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
28 oz can of crushed tomatoes
1/3 cup of white wine
1 tsp oregano, dried
1 bay leaf
1 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste
10 basil leaves, shredded

Directions:
1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil over med-high heat in a large pot.
2. Add onion and garlic. Saute until soft.
3. Add wine to pot and allow it reduce ( for about 2 minutes).
4. Add can of crushed tomatoes, oregano, bay leaf, sugar, and salt and pepper.
5. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer on low heat. Cook for 25 minutes (until slightly thickened).
6. Add shredded basil. Remove bay leaf.