Tomato-Basil Sauce

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 cups

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 (16-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
Pinch sugar
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 fresh basil leaves, chopped

Directions

Coat a saucepan with 2 tablespoons of the oil and warm over medium-low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until soft. Add the crushed tomatoes and sugar; season with salt and pepper. Turn the heat up slightly to medium and simmer the sauce for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the basil and the remaining olive oil. Toss with spaghetti, if desired

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Jenny Lorain, OH 12-19-2009
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AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Let me start off by saying I DON"T COOK!!!...but i saw this recipe and decided it was easy enough to try and make for my... father while my mother was out of town(who is the cook)...my father is Puertorican and old fashioned about what he eats...he thought it was amazing and ate about 3 bowls!!!...I doubled the entire recipe, used an extra can of DICED tomatoes, not crushed..and i cheated and added a bag of the ready-made meatballs and added it to the sauce in the beginning so it was done cooking by the time i served it. Next time i will add ANOTHER extra can of DICED tomatoes...its just my preference i like a chunkier sauce...very fresh and full of flavor!!! making again!Read more
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Sarah State College, PA 06-14-2009
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easy, fast, and delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

i doubled the recipe and used 1 can crushed and 1 can diced (put in everything - juice and all), and it turned out great! i... am definitely going to use this recipe again for any time i need sauce.Read more
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Anonymous 08-15-2007
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fresh
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

amazing pure flavor
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Jean Schaumburg, IL 06-21-2007
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JPK from Chicago, IL
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is so simple, and healthy I couldn't wait to try it. My husband hates most spaghetti sauces, and he ate two... plates of this!Read more
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CHRISTOPHER Mansfield, TX 12-22-2006
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A great sauce
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Very easy to make and one of the better basic sauces...
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Julie Loveland, OH 04-25-2006
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This sauce was a big hit and it was so simple! A suggestion: if you are going to make this for more people use half crushed... and half diced tomatoes and the sauce will be nice and chunky!Read more